WEIRD BUT WONDERFUL

photographs of encounters that are wonderfully weird

WEIRD BUT WONDERFUL | Take notice

WEIRD BUT WONDERFUL | Take notice

It is often in the settings of magnificent historical landmarks that I encounter the most amusing signage. Bangkok’s sacred temples were no exception: Exhibit A, the photo above. The graphics indicating not to sit on the monuments gave me a chuckle.  (more…)
Weird but Wonderful | Cone Head

Weird but Wonderful | Cone Head

In front of the Glasgow Museum of Modern Art stands a statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti in 1844.  For as long as anyone can remember, there has been a traffic cone on his head. For the past thirty or so years,…