Handsome Old Scrolling Perpetual Calendar penguin couple with fallen log on the

with fallen log on the ground amplifying a sense of loss

seems quite likely in a state of mourning

which is how I shot many of the photos

Earlier this year I found and quickly sold a bunch of rppcs from the same batch as these two--I just went back to the source and dug out this pair I missed the first time around

--that are most fragile

Handsome Old Scrolling Perpetual Calendar penguin couple with fallen log on theI love a perpetual calendar, and especially one like this with wound scrolls of paper inside; rotating the wooden knobs turns time forward or back, and is quite a satisfying and pleasureful action! I believe this one dates to the early ish 20th century, with rose colored board panel between the glass front and the paper scrolls and feels as if it should live in an old school library or office filled with leather club chairs and matte green arts and