A place for my photos and thoughts and stuff.
There’s always some gorgeous, elaborate floral display.
It’s all made of plant material, a la the Rose Parade…
It was delightful, as always.
And unlike past years, there was some affordable stuff to buy.
I purchased an Tillandsia (air plant) that hasn’t died yet.
Fingers crossed.
It was terribly enjoyable and the display was wonderful.
…is what they called this gorgeous display. It’s like a Rose Parade float, without the wheels.
Beautiful bears, covered in what looked like shredded bark of some kind.
Look how awesome this is!
I went totally nuts for this tortoise!
Superbloom!
That’s the state bird right there!
I love the use of cranberries on the frog…
A mountain of flowers!
I thought I was just going to look at a lot of vendors selling orchids and stuff. I had no idea this beautiful surprise was waiting!
It was supposed to represent Sweden somehow. Does this scream “SWEDEN!” to you?
To get to the other side. Where the special and delicious French pastries are! Except that the bakery was closed.
So there was this giant, weird thing…
Weird hippie air plants everywhere!
This is a little more my speed.
Flies and other annoying pests, beware!!!
There were lots of orchids. I find them beautiful and creepy at the same time.
My purchase!
Two stories plus of weird and wonderful.
Is he about to hand over the gift because you’ve been good, or chuck it at your head because you’ve been naughty. His expression is so hard to read.
Santas from many lands showing off their wares…
A towering structure full of good cheer and an air of strangeness.
Crystal Court used to be the part of South Coast Plaza that had stores too swanky to even bother window shopping. Now it’s the more “normal” side of South Coast Plaza.
Pyramid of pointsettias!
Reach for the stars!