GPE 2023 : Terrifying Triffidery

Hello, and welcome to the Infomaniac Garden Photos Event's Hallowe'en show:

 

Terrifying Triffidery!

 

 As with previous years, please make your way around the various specimens and, if the mood strikes you, try and guess what each triffid mutated from and which of the Blogorati propagated it.  Not everyone who's taking part in the main event submitted a triffid, so to make things a bit easier for you, those who did are listed on the poster above-

 Which I spent the best part of yesterday making!

 You'd never have guessed he watched Psycho recently, would you?  Anyway, as I was saying, not everyone submitted a triffid, and some of those who did sent in more than one, so you may have your work cut out for you.  The Host has labelled each specimen, so you just need to mention the number in the comments when making your guess rather than trying to describe the hideous things.  And don't get too close to the triffids during your inspections lest we have to cut you out of them!  Speaking of:

 Due to some missing limbs - and indeed whole persons - during last year's show, Health & Safety have insisted on the employment of some sort of security guard-cum-triffid wrangler.  So, I made some enquiries and garnered the services of Gavin the Gardener who, according to Peenee's pictorial review, has some experience with triffids. 

 Don't let his beautiful, vacant face give you pause - just look at those monstrous arms: they are almost as terrifying as the triffids!  With my own eye I have witnessed Gavin grapple a triffid of great girth to its exhaustion, whereupon it promptly covered the poor young man with some sort of thick, sticky excreta.  I assure you, he is well up to the task at hand.

 

 Now, before you set off on the tour, here's a musical accompaniment in the form of Bright Light x2 with "Down to One" which first caught my ear and eye at Jon's.

 If you stay behind the velvet ropes and don't dilly-dally at the exhibits, I'm sure the song's video won't be prophetic...

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T #1 : Overseeing the proceedings is this long-eared owl.

At least, I think that's what it is?

T #2 : Maybe don't get too close for a sniff...

 

T #3 : Yaaaaaargh!  A bat-monster!

 

T #4 : Sleeping ballerinas?

 

T #5 : Someone's mop has seen better days

 

T #6 : Some sort of porcupine or puffer fish?

I thought this was supposed to be about plants?!

 

T #7 : Take a drink from the furry* fairy cups, if you dare!

 

* Don't get funny.

 

T #8 : The Abyssal Alien returns!  Or does it?

 

T #9: Remember what I said up there about getting too close for a sniff?

 

T #10 : This, apparently, is not an infected testicle.

 

T #11 : And this is NOT a Warty Wand!

T #12 : I think this was the result of the camera wielder falling over whilst running away from those approaching triffids?

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Right.  Hold on to your lunch, I've saved the most terrifying specimen until last:

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T #13 : Unlucky for some, and in this case EXTREMELY unlucky for one in particular if The Very Mistress is about!

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 Blimey!  The crowd's thinned out a bit, hasn't it?  There's not many left.

 Perhaps I should have positioned the ropes a bit further back?

 Hang on a mo... Where's Gavin??

 What?  Oh, umm...  I'm sure he's around here somewhere.  Why don't you see to the survivors while I, um, see to that... thing, that I...  um...  Won't be long!

 Hmmph.  Right.    

 

 So, well done for making it to the end.  Go and patch yourselves up then leave your comment and/or guess belo-  What?  Well, did you have two arms when you came in?  Oh, try the lost property box, then.

 Sorry about that.  What was I saying?  Oh, yes: you have a couple of days to peruse the specimens and leave a comment, then the main event will begin.  See you then!

 

 Oh, and for anyone who hasn't yet submitted their photos and wants to take part, there's still time - please email me your garden (indoor and/or out) photos within the next few days, and certainly by the weekend (this blog's email address is in our profile on the Sideboard on the right).  Thank you!