While I was passing through the busy park, a trio of costumed people were attracting the attention of kids. They had the general look of porcupines- albeit with walking sticks or pouches. It was fun to watch them, and a bit of a challenge to photograph them.
They look a bit fearsome but the kids seem to like them.
ReplyDeletelove those outfits, i was looking for Andy's Eye Candy blog ... i will keep looking, thanks for the heads up. ( :
ReplyDeleteChildren never seem to realize how cold it really is!
ReplyDeleteJanis
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At first glance, I thought this was Chewbacca!
ReplyDeleteThis makes a festival like winterlude a lot of fun. You get kids and everybody else in on the fun.
ReplyDelete@Lowell: some kids are wary!
ReplyDelete@Beth: I will post a link at your page in awhile.
@Janis: they don't!
@Norma: I can see that.
@Red: and it is so much fun.
Lol, thanks for the laugh!
ReplyDeleteA challenging subject yes, but you conveyed the fun and wonder William
ReplyDeleteFunny and bit scary!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun for everyone especially the kids.
ReplyDeleteI am sure some kids would not want to go near them, they do look scary!
ReplyDeleteOh I thought they looked a little fearsome, but the children don't seem to be bothered :) So much going on here William, still getting a fair bit of snow there I see.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun photos! That costume look very warm :-)
ReplyDeleteThat must have been fun for the kids. At least they had a warm costume to wear.
ReplyDeleteHa, ha. That porcupine is the original punk hair fellow.
ReplyDelete@Ciel: you're welcome!
ReplyDelete@Cloudia: I try to avoid taking pics of kids, but in this case it couldn't be helped. The expressions of the children in the last shot makes it my favourite of these.
@VP: and the real porcupines are fun to watch, but scary if you get too close!
@Whisk: thanks!
@Bill: the whole park is a lot of fun for children.
@Nancy: some kids can be wary of costumed mascots, I've found, as well as the stilt walkers I've shown previously.
@Grace: this morning we've had more snow as well.
@Tamago: I expect they are warm!
@Sharon: they did, yes!
@Pat: good way to describe them!
Weird! Haha :)
ReplyDeleteLove that costume!
ReplyDeleteAh porcupines on ice....why not indeed...
ReplyDeleteNice shots , Bet the kids thought that was strange yet fun . Thanks for sharing . Have a good day !
ReplyDeleteV-e-r-y spiky. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is easy to see why they would attract attention.
ReplyDelete@Marleen: indeed!
ReplyDelete@RedPat: it was different.
@Geoff: why not!
@Country Gal: you're welcome.
@Revrunner: yes.
@Mari: lots of kids find that fascinating.
Kid magnets!
ReplyDeleteI can understand the kids were excited :)
ReplyDeleteSpring is not round the corner in Ottawa - still a lot of snow.
It looks like they have very interesting faces. (Your mention of "pouches" made me wonder if they are marsupials. They aren't.)
ReplyDeleteNice photos! Funny porcupine!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine children like this. :-)
ReplyDeleteSo lovely happening.
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDelete@Lois: definitely.
ReplyDelete@Birgitta: winter lasts here.
@Kay: apparently not!
@Cheryl: thank you!
@Jan: indeed.
@Orvokki: true!
@Jennifer: I did too.