How
long do you think it will take a rat to decompose after it's been
buried?
I've
been thinking I might dig it up after an appropriate amount of time
and retrieve its little skull. Clean it up and polish it and put it
someplace with one of my little collections.
Does
that seem weird?
There
is an artist that works with skulls, Jessica Joslin, and I love her
work. Maybe I could send her the little rat skull to make something
for me.
sculpture
by Jessica Joslin
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i think she was partially drugged by the poison so was dying anyway. catching and releasing her would have just prolonged her pain.
ReplyDeleteI say a few months. I wouldn't have the stomach to dig it up. Besides, other animals might have partaken of the feast you left behind, and you'd be disappointed.
ReplyDeleteYou can boil it and clean it faster. There is a huge glass panel outdoor sculpture going up in Des Moines, IA. I think it is called Glass Ring of Color, with 15 huge panels. The sculpture park is huge.
ReplyDeleteIt was so violent, in the end - I understand your misgivings. But you had to do what you had to do.
ReplyDeleteIf you really want the skull you could boil it and clean it that way. Not my cup of tea, but each to their own.
ReplyDeleteStop kicking yourself. The rat had opportunity after opportunity to take the hint and hit the road.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it would weird at all, but an honorable thing to do.
ReplyDeleteThis lady does wonderful things with bones: http://forestwalkart.blogspot.com/p/bone-doodles.html
That is an amazing sculpture!
ReplyDeleteGive it time and see if you still want the skull in a few weeks. Then you can consider retrieving it. I think your remorse will have passed by then.
You shouldn't feel too bad about this. We can't have rats in our houses. That's not an unreasonable position.