This man approached me, wearing the giant #fish #puppet. He reminded me that we had worked on an indie horror film production together, almost a decade ago. Julian. I didn't recognize him at first. It was a nice random reunion 🙂

At #Esquimalt #LanternFestival 2025.

I loved this giant #puppet 😀

At #Esquimalt #LanternFestival 2025.

#Art #Puppeteers

Emily, fellow #volunteer. She was fab with leading our garden prep team. We met during lantern making a few weeks ago. Emily was a great sport in taking random photo direction from me as she worked. I asked her to throw rope lights around herself for a quick photo & this is it 🙂💜

At #Esquimalt #LanternFestival 2025.

#Teamwork #CommunityEvent #Artists

Two of several animal #lanterns you'll find in the gardens area at #Esquimalt #LanternFestival 2025.

#Deer #goose

Live jazz music at Esquimalt Lantern Festival 2025 - Main stage

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