Let's Do Some Window Shopping

 may your gifts flourish

grow wise, prosper, thrive, expand

 dreams built on bedrock

For Haiku Heights Prompt #63

and Sensational Haiku Wednesday

You are coming window shopping with me today! It is a Sunday, so you'll have time. We'll be crossing from one continent to another, so grab a jacket in case you need to keep warm.

Weekend Reflections

We'll stop by in Perth, Australia first. Look at this... what an inviting display on a cold winter's day! You know, these flowers remind me of some flowers I saw the other day. I'll show you what I mean. We need to fly over to Hong Kong though.

For Today's Flowers

Lovely flowers, don't you think?

And where else to get some pretty chopsticks but in Hong Kong, China.

Or maybe some Oriental opera masks in Hong Kong might strike your fancy?
(I just caught my reflection in the shop...can you see me there?)

I saw what I thought were masks at a window display in Arrowtown, New Zealand. Here, take a look.

My mistake, headbands, not masks for sale.





Let's stop for some coffee and non-gluten sweet bites at this cafe in Arrowtown.



Refreshed, let's travel on to Paris.

More weekend reflections in this window display below.



You'll love shopping in Capri. These two photos below are from the same shop run by a dear, friendly man.




A beautiful display.


Our next stop still in Capri is this florist's display. Like it?




Okay, moving on...let's check out the shopping scene in Spain. This is Valldemossa, a charming village where you could get the best hot chocolate in the whole of Spain. Or if you're more into clocks and swords, we could go to this shop!




Finally, we need to have lunch...take your pick: Paris, Barcelona, Queenstown, Christchurch...anywhere!



That was fun for me. Got to go home now. Tomorrow's a weekday, can't be gallivanting all over, window shopping on a weekday, can we? Shall we do this again the next weekend?

Objects of Desire

enticing,

pulling at my heartstrings

compelling me to untie my purse-strings

that objet d'art I saw in the window

and that rare curio up on the shelf

beguiling 

temptation

to have that collector's piece for my own 

to savour the sweet thrill of possession

beauty to enjoy on my mantel piece

drawing all eyes to ogle

seduction

For Poetry Picnic at Gooseberry Garden,

Poets' Rally and Poetry Pantry

Linking to:
Weekend Reflections
Scenic Sunday
SOOC
Mosaic Monday
Macro Monday
Mellow Yellow Monday
Sensational Haiku Wednesday

Poetic Forms

Poetry Picnic

Thursday Poets Rally
Poetry Pantry
Poetry Train Revisited

Share The Joy Thursday
Today's Flowers

Ruby Tuesday- Window Displays

From China Dolls to Louis Vuitton.

I was attracted to this display of dolls in ethnic Chinese costumes in China.
Ruby red seems to be the most popular colour for these costumes, as red is considered an auspicious colour by the Chinese.

This window display below caught my eye as I was strolling down the Avenue Des Champs Elysees in May last year. Names like Louis Vuitton draw the shoppers like bees to a pot of honey. Or is it the ruby red colour that initially attracted the shoppers?

Ruby Red is indeed the universal colour for attracting the eye of the shopper!
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