J.M. Barrie, the author of "Peter Pan", was the subject of a Beinecke Rare Book Library exhibition.  The opening reception featured buffet table presentation that were inspired by scenes from "Peter Pan".  In the first photo, this buffet table featured the crocodile lurking in a thicket of blooming forsythia.  The period alarm clock is the visual cue to the clock ticking in the reptile's belly. The chest, overflowing with jewels and dubloons refers to Captain Hook's hidden booty. The second image shows the Pirate ship sailing a sea of statice, gypsophylla and delphinium.