Swinging Around

Teddy bear princess doll, on the swing in my parents' backyard!

West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA

Welcome to the Duck Side

There are no words... 

*Insert heavy breathing noises here*

Austin, Texas, USA

Toybox

Actually, this was a shelf full of toys, not a toy box.  But toy box sounds nicer, so title it is.  Toy Joy, in Austin, is one of the coolest stores that I have ever been to.  I mentioned it in a very early post on this blog- but it is worth mentioning  a million times.  Their selection of nifty things is kind of unparallelled.  And since I have determined that Austin is the capital of kitsch, this store completely makes sense.

I am a sucker for everything Asian at this point.  I don't know why, but asian toys, asian tv shows, asian food... they all make me really happy. All of these toys have a very asian feel to them, the art work is what I think of when I think of slightly vintage asian toys.  I think that's the idea though.  In any case, I am visually attracted to basically everything in this photograph.

Austin, Texas, USA

Toad

This is another shot taken at the toy store in Chinatown.  I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the store, or the exact intersection.  When I remember it or go back there, I will let you know, because frankly, it was very cool.  Anyways, I love toad, and everything to do with Mario.  When I was a kid, I didn't own any video game systems, so when I got to college, and realized that everyone seemed to have brought along their Nintendo 64 to school, a fascination with Mario Kart began.  This made me remember that, which definitely made me smile.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Like this?  Take a look at Shrubbery.

Child's Play

I was having lunch with a few friends of mine in Chinatown the other day, at a favourite restaurant of mine.  Before this time, I had only been there for dinner.  During the day, Chinatown is always full of people, and the stores spill onto the sidewalk with all of their neat merchandise.  The store next to the restaurant was no exception.  And, it was epic.  Hundreds of small stuffed animals hung on descending chains, crowding one another.  Very few of them were exactly the same, but they did seem to be at least someone organized by type and color. My inner child and outer geek flipped out, and I started cooing over the fun toys and snapping photographs of them.  This is one of my shots.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Think this is fun?  Take a look at Pink Is Pretty.

Happiness

Because nothing in the world could possibly make me happier than a giant, pink, inflatable dolphin on the Coney Island Boardwalk.

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

If you  were filled with happiness because of this post, check out When You Wish Upon a Star.

The Little Ship

A Toy Sailboat on the Pond

Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France

Like this?  Take a look at Grazing.

Ello Puppets

A Street Vendor

Oxford, England, UK

Like this?  Then you may like Tea?  Possibly?