The package from Safari Ltd is here!! :D

So! Thursday night, just as I am about to leave work, I get a call from my mom letting me know that there is a big (did I mention BIG?) box waiting for me at home:

I knew my Safari replicas had arrived!! :D I couldn't bike home fast enough to get to them.

*DRUMROLL PLEASE...*

★★ TA-DAAA~!! ★★

It was a really good haul. Below is just a part of it!

As much as I would like to, I can't post photos of all of them at the moment. Too many are still in their boxes and bags because I simply don't have the space to display them. What I hope to do is take them on outings to the park and such, one at a time, where I can take good photographs. Still, I would like to brag share a few of them with you:

Incredible Creatures Hamster

Such a cutie pie --the photo doesn't begin to do it justice.

Barnyard Buddies Boer Nanny Goat and Ewe

The goat looks as though it could come to life at any given moment!

Incredible Creatures Hamster and Mouse

Fairy Fantasies Ollie the Elf on Snail

Ollie is very cute but the snail is my favorite of the two. 

Incredible Creatures Bald Eagle

Majestic!

Incredible Creatures White Lipped Snail

This little guy is so realistic! I just love snails.

Wild Safari Opposum With Babies

Incredible Creatures Prairie Dogs

Safari Farm Goose on Nest

Such a lovely pose and expression!

Incredible Creatures Flying Squirrel

This one impressed my mom; it's especially well done.

Bears at Discovery Rock Cave
My Black Bear Cub and Brown Bear now have a lair!

Speaking of collecting, recently I've come across a very interesting website via a link in the Laughing Giraffe forums (an online hangout for toy aficionados that I've been frequenting since my visit to Safari Ltd.) It's called Collectors' Quest and allows you to keep track of your collections, no matter what you collect. The website is still growing and changing, but it's definitely worth a look. My own profile is here.

I've had a fun but exhausting Saturday with my boyfriend at the Tourney of the Rose (an SCA event) where I took LOTS of photos. Tomorrow we are going to The Fair. I'm really looking forward to eating all those good fair foods, especially chocolate soft serve ice cream! And corn on the cob... arepas... candy apples... YUM!!!

Well, that's all for today. But I will be back during the week with more TGF sketches! Hopefully you will like them as much as you liked the last ones I posted.

Have a great Sunday!

-Marina