Some shop signs in Nantes, like in the rue de Maréchal Joffre are mechanised! As trend setters they all have tattoos if you look closely.
Fish & chip shop
Ladies clothing
Hamburgers
Bar
All on the way to the amazing Jardin des Plantes.
Which is completely potty!
The little sign says DO NOT FEED THE PLANTS! The cage ensures your safety from this carnivorous collection.
If you pump hard enough on the stand next to the path, the kinetic sculptures rise up out of the water.
This is one cool cat. Despite the heat he just kept snoozing on the lawn.
Nice sequence of 25 Claude Ponti pictures here https://jardins.nantes.fr/N/Accueil/Ponti/Claude-Ponti-Album.asp