The night before we went to Vermont last trip, we saw Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at the Walter Kerr Theatre. It is a powerful production and as timely now as it was in 1953, the McCarthy Era, and as it would have been in the 1600’s had it been then performed. John Procter, who didn’t name names, was played by Arthur Kennedy in 1953, by Liam Neeson in 2002 and by Ben Whishaw now. The rest of the principle roles are played by well-known stars—Sophie Okonedo, Ciarán Hinds and Saoirse Ronan.
Yesterday we went to the American Museum of Natural History to see the ‘Dinosaurs Among Us’ exhibition that guides us through the concept that the Theropod Dinosaurs evolved into the birds we know and watch. It’s a good show. We learned about feathers, eggs, nests, bones, lungs, wings, teeth and other parts now present or absent in chickens.
After a peak at the big bones, we did the butterflies again and then headed home to our furry mammals.
Roosevelt Hall at the American Museum of Natural History, pretty busy on a Saturday.
'Birdosaur' has feathers, but teeth and claws.
More wing-like arms and more feathers.
Early primitive flyer, still has teeth.
Hoatzin, an Amazonian bird, has a primitive look. There is also an image of the photographer.
The butterflies are spectacular.
And a couple more...
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