Sunday, 31 March 2024

Sunday Selections #667

 


Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 
 
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
 

I usually run with a theme.  This week I am taking you to Enlighten, an annual festival that was held while I was on my blog break.  The focus of the festival is on the illuminated buildings in our Parliamentary Triangle, but there are also decorations in the city itself.  Which is where we are going this week.  The decorations inside the mall were very different to those outside.

Starting inside:

















As you will see the time span in the decorations represented inside and outside the mall was very different - and indeed malls would not have existed when the second features roamed the earth.  I am pretty certain that the critters were illuminated at night, but sadly I didn't see them then.  And equally sadly, they were fenced off during the day and I couldn't take any close up photos.













 

 

I hope that you find brightness in your week - and for those that celebrate it, Happy Easter.

Sunday, 24 March 2024

Sunday Selections #666

 


Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 
 
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
 

I usually run with a theme. As I will this week.  First things, first though.

I am back, and very grateful for the emails and messages of support I received.  Thank you very, very much.  Both Batty and I still have some more medical appointments to make/attend but I hope the bulk of them are done and dusted.  I am still feeling less than stellar and fear I will have to adapt to a new normal.

In my absence my city moved into festival mode - first Enlighten (photos will follow) and then the Balloon Spectacular.

I LOVE the balloons.  Sadly the youngest of my brothers who also loves them got a birthday treat of Covid and couldn't attend.  Himself announced that he would rather not go.  It is too early for our public transport so I booked an early morning taxi and headed down to the lake.

Many photos follow.




And then my more or less patient wait was rewarded.













We have a feature balloon every year.  This year it was Lucy, a much travelled international star.  















It really was a delightful start to the day.  By that time the first of our buses were running and as I headed to the nearest stop I had another treat - murals in the underpass which led to that stop.






 I hope you find treats in your week too.