A penguin a day…

I’m not sure where this little plastic pencil sharpener penguin came from, but I suspect it was a place that was dedicated to penguins – so probably Granite Island or somewhere like that…

I’m pretty sure we got this little guy from a market while we were in the US – just can’t remember which state!

This soft and squishy HP keyring penguin was an early addition to the collection. Martin picked it up from somewhere…

I am pretty sure we picked this little cutie pie up at a market somewhere – just can’t remember where…

It is one of those toys where you push the base in and it ‘falls’ down because all the little pieces of penguin are held tight with elastic…

Another little Xmas treasure! A gift for Martin from me.

I’m pretty sure this angry looking penguin was a gift and hails from Tasmania… It is a ceramic magnet.

This is a little pewter penguin brooch. I have no idea where it came from… (probably the first of many!)

A quick update – this is a very special item given to us by some very special friends! Well, actually, they found it while they were having a clean up and offered it to us in lieu of throwing it out! :-)

This penguin is a replica (numbered “1″) of the statues handed out at the 2002 Australian Open Source Awards. It was made by Patryk Zadarnowski of Silicon Breeze (AKA Linux Jewellery). It was supposed to be auctioned as part of a fundraiser at the AUUG 2002 conference dinner, but the auction was forgotten. As a speaker at the conference that year, Martin received a voucher to be redeemed in exchange for an item from the Linux Jewellery stall at the conference. When Martin noticed that this statue was still on display he asked about paying some extra money, in addition to his voucher, in exchange for it. Patryk agreed… and here is the statue!

Written by special guest penguin person, Martin

Another Target Xmas special! A gift for Martin from me…

A penguin on a shot glass from Chile – who would have thought?? My parents found it when they were there…