photos from my recent holiday

[Tulip23]

We went to Weston super Mare for the day.

And saw these amazing sand sculptures.

Then it was onto Cirencester for the hare festival

 

[Triple Bogey]

very nice !

 

[ctarchives]

Wonderful!!

 

[Tulip23]

Thanks guys

 

[Triple Bogey]

people who do those sand animals are talented. I've seen a few doing them on my travels !

 

[jaguarundi]

Whoa, those sand sculptures are amazing! And I love that Pharoahare

 

[Anahita]

They are lovely!

 

[beautiful loser]

Nice pics, Tulip. I really like "Harabelle"...like the color scheme.

 

[LonelySutton]

Very nice, but would it be wrong if I said the "hare" kind of freaks me out a little.

 

[TheSkaFish]

Wow, Tulip. Those pictures of yours were pretty neat. I loved those sand animals, such detail. They've got facial expressions and everything. "Harabelle" looks pretty sweet, too! Makes me wonder though, what's the story behind the hare festival? Is it just about displaying painted hares, or is it a sort of holiday?

 

[Tulip23]

Thanks guys for all your comments.

Lonely Sutton, Is it the eyes that freak you ?

Skafish, The Hare Festival is to attract tourists into the area and provide fun for the locals. There are 30 scattered around the town. They are sponsored by local businesses and painted by local schools, artists and celebrities.
They are going to be sold via auction or online.
The funds made will be used by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to develope the Green Hare Churn Walkway around the river Churn in Cirencester.
It will provide a safe place for wildlife and a great place to visit for locals and tourists

 

[lonelyfairy]

Lovely photos.

 

[Triple Bogey]

Thanks guys for all your comments.

Lonely Sutton, Is it the eyes that freak you ?

Skafish, The Hare Festival is to attract tourists into the area and provide fun for the locals. There are 30 scattered around the town. They are sponsored by local businesses and painted by local schools, artists and celebrities.
They are going to be sold via auction or online.
The funds made will be used by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to develope the Green Hare Churn Walkway around the river Churn in Cirencester.
It will provide a safe place for wildlife and a great place to visit for locals and tourists

we had frogs in our town not hares. Caused a big fuss. I think they got rid of most of them. Which was a shame.

 

[Peaches]

lovely pictures! Are those really sand sculptures? Just… wow

 

[TheSkaFish]

Skafish, The Hare Festival is to attract tourists into the area and provide fun for the locals. There are 30 scattered around the town. They are sponsored by local businesses and painted by local schools, artists and celebrities.
They are going to be sold via auction or online.
The funds made will be used by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to develope the Green Hare Churn Walkway around the river Churn in Cirencester.
It will provide a safe place for wildlife and a great place to visit for locals and tourists

Ah, that sounds like a wonderful festival idea. I bet you could make a day of just trying to find all 30 hares. And it sounds like the sale will be for a sweet cause too. Glad to see you're out having fun!

 

[ladyforsaken]

Nice pics! What's at the hare festival?

Edit: Oh nevermind, just saw your explanation to SkaFish at the top.

 

[Tulip23]

Thanks Lonely Fairy

Bogey, What happened to the frogs were they auctioned off ? I hope so

Peaches, Yes they really are, they were amazing. It's a round the clock job as some had been damaged due to the poor weather.

Skafish You certainly could make a day off it. It took us hours to find them and we walked miles and miles. One proved very elusive, we just couldn't find it anywhere.

Thanks Ladyf

 

[Triple Bogey]

Thanks Lonely Fairy

Bogey, What happened to the frogs were they auctioned off ? I hope so

Peaches, Yes they really are, they were amazing. It's a round the clock job as some had been damaged due to the poor weather.

Skafish You certainly could make a day off it. It took us hours to find them and we walked miles and miles. One proved very elusive, we just couldn't find it anywhere.

Thanks Ladyf

can't remember, there is definitely one left somewhere