"There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. `Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse,' thought Alice; `only, as it's asleep, I suppose it doesn't mind.' "
The Homestead Park in York often has themed displays, usually aimed at children, and the latest display has a look at Alice in Wonderland, and this shot shows the tea party.
It seems I'm destined to keep finding Alice in Wonderland themed displays. Last October I featured two shots of sculptures just inside the city walls near Bootham Bar. I also posted older shots of a sculpted tree in Ripon, and sand art in Beverley ( http://365project.org/fishers/365/2020-10-22 to http://365project.org/fishers/365/2020-10-25 ). Here we go again, and this is the first of several shots I have to post.
I've always referred to the Hatter as the Mad Hatter, but it seems I'm wrong to do that - Lewis Carroll never actually called him that in the story. He just referred to him as ‘the Hatter’.
The phrase ‘mad as a hatter’ was common in Lewis Carroll’s time. ‘Mad as a hatter’ probably owes its origin to the fact that hatters actually did go mad, because the mercury they used in the hat making process sometimes gave them mercury poisoning.
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The idea for these displays comes from the gardening staff at the park. They obviously have some very creative people on the staff!
Ian