Pink elephants and blue kangaroos

@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

There was a pink elephant in a local garden once when we lived in the city. It was as big as a baby elephant. Very cute.

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Faye

@FayeHazel (40230)

• United States

6 Jan 21

That's awesome. I didn't know that about pink elephants. Interesting you mention though. One of the houses sporting lights for the holidays had, among all the Santas and elves and gingerbread houses, a pink elephant. I was trying to figure that one out... Cool about the Kangaroo figures. Is that a chain that does that? Or just that one station? Here we have Sinclair stations. There aren't as many of them now. But sometimes those would have a giant green dinosaur out front. Usually chained to a sign to prevent theft I assume

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

I haven't seen these anywhere else so I imagine it's just at the one. Lots of things here are chained down nowadays. Very sad that it's necessary.

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Faye

@FayeHazel (40230)

• United States

7 Jan 21

@JudyEv Ah yes. That is unfortunate. Because why would anyone possibly want with a giant kangaroo, or dinosaur ? People....

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

6 Jan 21

Unfathomable to me that heat right now Judy its blinking freezing here lol

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

We're the complete opposite at the moment, aren't we?

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

6 Jan 21

@JudyEv Yes

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135910)

• Marion, Ohio

6 Jan 21

They are colorful.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135910)

• Marion, Ohio

6 Jan 21

@JudyEv I am sure they did.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

Each one is different. Someone probably had fun painting them.

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rakski

@rakski (156578)

• Philippines

6 Jan 21

whew 39C, hot. never seen a pink elephant though

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rakski

@rakski (156578)

• Philippines

6 Jan 21

@JudyEv oh yes, that is right.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

It's our summer now. We're the opposite to the northern hemisphere.

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@dgobucks226 (37621)

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6 Jan 21

Wow! That kangaroo looks absolutely psychedelic

And no I'm not drinking

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

Yes, it's pretty colourful.

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@dgobucks226 (37621)

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8 Jan 21

@JudyEv

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117259)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Jan 21

Now that's something I won't see around here anytime soon. Is that a playground for children?

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

I guess it is although I've never seen children on them. They'd need to be lifted up as they're quite tall.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86812)

• United States

5 Jan 21

Those are really cute! There are a lot of cities in America that have done similar things, like here in Louisville with horses and Cincinnati with pigs. Some of the artwork is superb, and of course they always bring a smile! And you know, if you and I could send each other half our temperature (it’s 2-3 Celsius here) we’d both be comfortable!

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

A happy medium would be great, wouldn't it?

Cowaramup a bit further south has made a feature of being a dairy area and has cows everywhere.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54720)

• United States

6 Jan 21

They are very colorful.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

We should have stopped so I could get a better photo.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (98072)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Jan 21

That sure is hot weather. Love that funny kangaroo. There was a place in Latvia that had an orange bull outside their front door.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

There was a competition once where local celebrities painted cows all sorts of colours and patterns. They were later sold and one is in a nearby town.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69212)

• Centralia, Washington

5 Jan 21

How fun. A kangaroo park. Someone has a sense of humor.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

It's quirky which people enjoy.

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Fleur

@Fleura (35069)

• United Kingdom

6 Jan 21

I've seen a few of these sort of thing with different decorated animals dotted around various cities. At different times I have seen cows, moose and goats I think!

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Fleur

@Fleura (35069)

• United Kingdom

6 Jan 21

@JudyEv Oh I love Sean!

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jan 21

@Fleura I might do a post on Sean and put up a collage of all the different ones we saw. There was easily a dozen or more.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

When we were in Bristol, it was Sean the sheep! Some were very colourful indeed.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

5 Jan 21

With that temp, I would surely keep myself inside the house or within a shaded area.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

We're inside with the A/C going at the moment.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

5 Jan 21

How cute is that! Made me smile. Thanks! I would be inside as well. Too hot for me.

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 21

Yes, it's not much fun outside. Luckily, we don't need to go out.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Jan 21

@JudyEv I prefer the winter weather but the spring flowers.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jan 21

Paints are available and so why not use them!! (lol)

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Always smiling

@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jan 21

@JudyEv It sure does!!

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@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jan 21

It all helps to brighten up the area, doesn't it?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

6 Jan 21

We were invaded of white painted cows a few years ago. It is really hot where you are, stay inside. If we add our temperature (2º C) and we make an average, a temperature of 20.5 C would be very nice.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

6 Jan 21

@JudyEv 27 C at night is not comfortable to sleep. During summer we are all the time under 20 C during the night, most of the time around 18 C.

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