Egbert Street Garden
Karen's passion for the venerable horseshoe crab has existed since childhood. Having rescued many by putting them gently back into the surf, the ones that have been lunch for the gulls, find their way to the wall by her studio entrance. Note the latest, the largest she has ever found, lower center, just the other day. Must be over 40 years old, and look at the barnacles!
The collection isn't all out here, the more delicate molts some as small as a baby's hand, are kept safely in boxes for drawing and nature studies.
So happy that in so many states, this incredible creature that remains unchanged since many years prior to when dinosaurs roamed the earth, are now protected. Many drug companies are formulating the blood in the lab now or at least taking it without harming the crabs.
I just love these creatures.
Karen La Du for Decorative Philosophy
horseshoe crab