Thursday, October 17, 2019

Prickly Penguins


The next group of colorful plastic animals visitors at the Desert Botanical Garden see are a group of penguins.  What a totally foreign animal to see in the desert.  The artists have given these creatures thorns so they mimic the plants of the desert.

The statement about this group says that the penguins have grown thorns in response to the prickly situation they find themselves in with the melting ice and rising temperatures affecting their arctic home.

As you can see from the top photo, some of the animals light up so they glow at night.
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11 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 17, 2019 at 5:27 AM

    I looooove your Botanical Gardens Sharon, they always have fun, relevant and important events 💙

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  2. Steve ReedOctober 17, 2019 at 5:49 AM

    Groovy green penguins! (Sounds like a band!)

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  3. RedPatOctober 17, 2019 at 6:27 AM

    These are great! Not what you expect at a botanical garden at all!

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  4. CatalystOctober 17, 2019 at 10:23 AM

    Wonderful!

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  5. BillOctober 17, 2019 at 11:31 AM

    and they even light up at night, that's great and very cool.

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  6. William KendallOctober 17, 2019 at 12:39 PM

    Wonderful!

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  7. RevrunnerOctober 17, 2019 at 2:34 PM

    A "pair" of prickly penguins. :-)

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  8. Alphie SoupOctober 17, 2019 at 5:00 PM

    And more likely, rising sea temperatures and melting sea ice in the Antarctic, the actual home of penguins.
    Alphie

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  9. KateOctober 17, 2019 at 6:49 PM

    How great to politicize in such a charming way!

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  10. KayOctober 17, 2019 at 8:32 PM

    Green penguins with thorns. They're so interesting but they're making a very sad statement.

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  11. ThérèseOctober 18, 2019 at 12:03 AM

    I love the idea, less the plastic side of it.

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