Sesame Treat

Muppets Need Creature Comforts Too

Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON

About ten days ago, I was walking past Federation Square when I noticed this Sesame Street jumping castle (is that what you call them in Europe, Canada and the US?) on the edge of the square.

I figured it would be perfect for an unusual interpretation of the Camera Critters Theme, but I had to find something to "anchor" the scene, some way of making it apparent that it was shot here in Melbourne.

I didn’t have to spend too long thinking about the angle I needed. The main dome of Flinders Street Station is one of the most recognisable symbols of Melbourne, so I thought it would be fun to include it in the same shot as Elmo and Grover.

You see the sign on the jumping castle that says "Sesame Street"? Our street signs here in Melbourne are white letters on green backgrounds and I thought it would be great to get a Flinders Street sign in the frame with the iconic Sesame Street sign. But nope, the signs were just too far apart.

Yes, there are some things an intrepid photographer just cannot do! Having taken this shot, I figured it was time to make my way dome, er, home.

Check out the rules at Camera Critters or go to Misty Dawn.

Help - Is This An Orange Yeti?

Or Is This Zoe From Sesame Street?

Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON

When you're confronted by a sight like this, you have to wonder where on earth you are. Was I on the set of Sesame Street, or was this a close encounter with an orange Abominable Snowman?

Because I always have my camera with me, I was able to pepare this crucial dossier of visual clues as to the true identity of the Muppet (or Yeti) that was blocking my path. Were things about to turn nasty?

Then I started to relax. It was indeed a close encounter of the furry kind, but I was in no danger at all. Are you a budding Sherlock Holmes? Can you perhaps see a clue in these photographs?

Okay, we can all start breathing easy again. Here are the facts. I was in no danger at all. You see, I was walking down a pathway yesterday when I noticed a large metal trolley laden with cleaning equipment. The furry orange object could not possibly do me any harm - it was just a large floor mop. But it gave me the perfect opportunity for an irreverent series of photographs!

Trivia Pur$uit

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the policeman and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's `It's A Wonderful Life’.