Unusual Australian flowers at the markets today. I imagine they were specially there for Valentine’s day, though it’s not a big deal here.
On Murano
One of the colourful boats on a canal on the island of Murano.
Musee de la Poupee
I made the mistake of expecting the Musee de la Poupee to be puppets, not an auspicious start; but I also found it quite depressing, especially since I’m not really a doll person. By the end, though, with ghastly gems such as these, I figured it had not been such a waste of time.
Oops!:
What a little toughy:
Woof! Woof!:
Half-dog, half-lion, family fun (I like this one):
I also liked a few others, like this felted one:
There are a few more at Flickr.
Light-sabre dummies
These were some other dummies in the swimming apparel department in Galeries Lafayette in Paris, a whole row of them, bearing light-sabres.
Plastic dummies in Galeries Lafayette
Galeries Lafayette in Paris has more dummies than you can poke a stick at. I liked these ones, made out of something like polypropylene sheeting snapped together. Maybe you could make interesting puppets with this construction?
Cine-Theatre Girondin
I snapped this beautifully decorated facade of Cine-Theatre Girondin from the tram in Bordeaux. You can see it in more detail if you click on the largest size at Flickr.
Drawing for today
Green walls
The lovely plant wall outside Musee du quai Branly in Paris. Wouldn’t you like growing and green walls at your place? At least some of the plants were growing in little pockets of kapok or something similar attached to the wall:
Tales from Fat Tulip’s Garden
Before Tony Robinson played Baldrick in Blackadder and hosted Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History, he did a great little kid’s story show called Fat Tulip’s Garden. Imagine my delight to find a few of the episodes on TouTube. It’s interesting to see it described as a cult classic – I thought it was just me!
