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A Pheasant in the Kitchen
Submitted by MarkN on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 10:00pm.
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A friend of the family, Mr. Metzler, brought by a pheasant he had shot. Here they both are, on display in our 1957 kitchen, East Aurora, NY. Taken with a Minolta A rangefinder. I like the juxtaposition of the dead bird and the wall art. Our radio is in the background. Here's another photo in this kitchen. View full size.
Something is wrong
Submitted by OTY on Sat, 08/11/2012 - 9:03pm.
Mr. M. doesn't have any plaid gloves.
Rocking the Plaids
Submitted by Hoople365 on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 11:59pm.
The pheasant almost looks like she's coyly smiling, although we all know better.
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