Dolphin
Four years ago . . . almost exactly . . . my niece and I went to Newport, Rhode Island for a weekend.
While there (I’ve mentioned this before), we toured the Mansions . . . you know the ones, the huge, elaborate, Gilded Age masterpieces (or monstrosities, depending on your point of view) built by the Vanderbilts and all their filthy rich cronies for little, summer cottages (cough).
Anyway, one of the design elements we saw over and over again was that of dolphins. Sculptures, candlesticks, tables, jewelry . . . all sorts of things. Except, I don’t think any of them had ever seen a dolphin, because these looked nothing like Flipper. Yet, they were charming in their nonsensical way, and my niece and I both loved them.
When we saw a pair of candlesticks on our last day, we decided that we would buy them and split the set–she’d get one, and I’d get one–a perfect memento from our trip.
Mine lives in my room, near my bed, with a little, red, round candle in its tail. And, really, it might not look like anything that Sea World would recognize, but I don’t care. I wouldn’t change a thing.
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That is so pretty! It reminds me of some Japanese figurines my mom has.
What a great souvenir to remember your day! The carvings on some of those houses are amazing. It must have taken the sculptors months to do one house.
I like the idea of your socks from a few posts back being like sand between your toes at the ocean. What a great thought!
It’s sort of a koi dolphin, isn’t it? Pretty, whatever.
Love it! The dolphin is very ruffley with a duck-like face.
There’s actually a fish called a dolphin that is different than the mammal called a dolphin. But still, the candlestick has its own unique appearance, like a chinese gremlin fish (very cool!).
Cute! And you’re all set when you move into your Monstrosity-by-the-sea.
Very cool!!