Two kids walk past a huge bunch of balloons. I’m quite sure their parents were subsequently asked to buy one!

Balloons in Bishop Lucey Park, Cork.

A balloon seller on Daunt Square in September 2009, during one of our photowalks. A shopper takes her ease in the foreground.

The witch and the balloons A witch hands out balloons to young kids outside Brown Thomas on a late October Saturday. Just out of frame of this shot is a woman who has asked for a balloon. The witch explains that the balloons are just for the kids.. I wonder why? More on this later.