The bear and the rose.

The bear and the rose, looking like an emperor on the throne in the midst of all that hay.

The smiling bear and the roses

The rude bear and the roses.

The IT-savvy bear and a rose.

A shot of the roses in hay

Another shot of the roses, sans hay

An attempt at being artistic. However the hay on the table rather spoils the effect.


The bear and the roses. I have repotted the roses in a rather nice-looking, albeit plastic container. The package of flowers also came with some useful decorative props which I included in this picture.


A close up of the bear.


Me and the bear and a rose. The flash is really crappy and washes out the colour, but at least the details are sharp.

This should give some idea of its size. Rather shocked me when first I saw it.

The roses in the original packaging. There was a cover too, with handles to facilitate carrying.