When our dear friend Marinda travelled, she took her plush giraffe, Russell, with her. When she passed away, she had booked a Christmas-time cruise with her partner and had already purchased a membership to this year’s WorldCon, hosted in Glasgow. Russell collected several bracelets (necklaces for a smallish plush) during the cruise Marinda missed, and filled almost a page of his plush passport when he travelled with Cassandra and me to Glasgow’s WorldCon. These are some of the photos capturing his adventure in the UK.
The plush trio on the way to the Heath Robinson Museum: Menta (a bear), Francis (a macaw), and Russell (a giraffe). 
The plush trio exploring the Heath Robinson Museum: Menta (a bear), Francis (a macaw), and Russell (a giraffe). 
Russell (a giraffe) sitting on a wooden chair as several plush (owned by the Story Museum) sit on log pillows watching him. Well, except the wolf, he’s looking at the alligator. 
Russell (a giraffe) by a thought bubble that reads “No-one must know… no-one must ever suspect… my shocking secret!” 
Russell (a giraffe) hangs on the lampost in the Narnia story room at the Story Museum. 
Russell (a giraffe) on a replicate Iron Throne (Game of Thrones) in an Oxford shop. 
Russell (a giraffe) near a full-sized giraffe at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, Scotland. 
Russell (a giraffe) near the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. 
Russell (a giraffe) near the Kelpies in Scotland. 
Russell (a giraffe) watches the Opening Ceremonies of Glasgow’s 2024 WorldCon. 
Russell (a giraffe) watches the Hugos awards ceremony on a phone. 
Russell’s passport page with his adventures from this trip recorded.
If you’re wondering about the blue bag that Russell appears in most of the time, that’s his crocheted travel pouch, which includes an inside pocket for his passport.