Sunday Selections #295

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.
 
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.  The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.  Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
 
Like River I usually run with a theme.  This week I am returning to Floriade, and focussing on the quirky and/or fun elements.

This small pond was full of tulips - which I assume are illuminated for NightFest (which we don't go to because it is crowded and expensive).

There was no information about this lonely, severely undernourished  and I think beautiful, horse.

I kept expecting this statue to topple over.

The return of the pansy Dalek 'Propagate, progagate...'

The Floriade fashion week - created by the Canberra Institute of Technology's floristry students.

And an oval mystery, enjoyed by a handful of children.

There is always room in my world for fun.

Sunday Selections #190

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. 

The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.  The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.  Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

Like River I usually run with a theme.   This week I am going back to Floriade not for the plants but for whimsy and fun.  And there were elements of both.

These chickens are for Linda from Practical Parsimony.  They were very happy at Floriade and were making contented chooky noises - which I loved.

Photographic fun...

I think this is a stylised tulip.  I liked it anyway.

There are snails in every garden, and Foriade was no exception.

Dinosaurs too...

 And then to some balloons hanging from trees which I thought were enchanting.  Some looked like flowers, others like jelly-fish, and yet others like celestial beings.  They were tucked down an avenue of trees a bit out of the way.  I don't know what they signified, but they made me smile anyway.