Many years ago - almost ten now - my sisters and I got a Larry the Cucumber for Christmas. He's like a Mr. Potato Head in that he has different eyes and accessories you can put on him. I don't remember how soon after we started taking pictures of Larry but it wasn't long before he was all over town. From there it was a short step to taking him along on vacation and my many trips around the world. Since I've lived in France and then Japan, Larry has had the opportunity to have his picture snapped all over Europe and Asia.
This is the work of nearly 8 years and you can see where at the beginning I didn't have a digital camera (or the ability to get anything focused correctly.) Here are just a sampling. You can see the rest in my Flickr set
here.
At the grocery store in town.
In London
In Paris
In Rome
In Sydney
In Beijing
On the Great Wall
In Tokyo
Near Mt. Fuji