Festival of Roses 2012

We gathered a small group for a picnic at Caroline Bay; wanted particularly to see the market day thingie happening for the Festival of Roses. It was an excellent afternoon out although Nick and i had to leave way too early to get back home so he could do his prep...but no matter, great fun wandering around the various stalls for a while.

Chrissy's gorgeous parasol...

Watched this 'freak show' (oooh, I should qualify that that's in the photo below) - this fellow was hopping about on a stilt while freeing himself from a straightjacket.  Felt compelled to give him a gold coin donation.

Nick said my Dad would be interested in these old cars...