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Saturday, 30 April 2011

Kinsale, Co. Cork

He was so cute just sitting out on the step, and so well behaved as he never moved off the step, even though he would have been straight on to the road and away if he had. If this dog had been anything like my childhood Australian Terrier it would have been away and gone just as the door opened a crack.

Friday, 29 April 2011

Queen Victoria Memorial, London

I confess I didn't catch a train down to London to be with the b'squillions of other people lining the Mall and other streets for a glimpse of the happy couple and their royal entourage. Much like rugby games sometimes the best view is to be found on the small screen, from the comfort of your own couch, with a refillable glass of Pimms No.1. So I have no photos of the big day, instead this is Angel of Justice (I think), which can be found on the Queen Victoria Memorial, outside Buckingham Palace.

From Wikipedia:

"The Victoria Memorial is a sculpture in London, placed at the centre of Queen's Gardens in front of Buckingham Palace. It was unveiled in 1911, the sculptor being Sir Thomas Brock and completed with the installation of the final bronze statues in 1914. The surround was constructed by the architect Sir Aston Webb, from 2,300 tons of white marble. It is a Grade I listed building.

It has a large statue of Queen Victoria facing north-eastwards towards The Mall. The other sides of the monument feature dark patinated bronze statues of the Angel of Justice (facing north-westwards toward Green Park), the Angel of Truth (facing south-eastwards) and Charity facing Buckingham Palace. On the pinnacle, is Victory with two seated figures. The subsidiary figures were gifted by the people of New Zealand. The whole sculpture has a nautical theme, much like the rest of the mall (Admiralty Arch etc.). This can be seen in the mermaids, mermen and a hippogriff, all of which are suggestive of the United Kingdom's naval power. There is a similar memorial to her husband, Albert, the Prince Consort outside the Royal Albert Hall."

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

No. 16

This was taken along the old bluebell railway (which no longer exists) that ran between Loughborough and Coalville, Leicestershire. It was named for the bluebelles that would line the route. It is now a walking track that is shrouded in bushes and trees that can be seen on google earth, but isn't acknowledged as a walkway by google maps.

Monday, 25 April 2011

Botanic Gardens, Wellington

Springtime in Wellington, New Zealand is pretty special. The Wellington Botanic Gardens plant many, many tulip bulbs (approximately 25,000), and wait for the spring growth to pop up and bloom. Garden beds full of tulips looking gorgeous with their many colours. Of course they have many other plants, flowering and non-flowering, they have many fine rose bushes as well. Well worth a visit!

Friday, 22 April 2011

Spring Carnival, Upper Hutt

This lovely Punch and Judy show was part of the Upper Hutt 2010 Spring Carnival, both young and old(er) stopped and watched the puppet show. It was a great day out, the weather mostly held out and there were a lot of people out to see the stalls and listen to the various performers.

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Panels

These iron panels caught my eye in Krakow, Poland. They covered the side of a building just oxidising in the sun. I liked that each panel was changing colour in it's own way, quiet chaos in a uniform kind of way.

Thursday, 14 April 2011

Bring back my bonny to me, to me

I like it cause it's bonny or it is bonny because I like it. Either way the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow is pretty cool, the building as well as the art. The outside had lots of fairy lights draped from the buildings eves - which was cool, although it reminded me of a Gretchen Wilson song that talks about keeping the christmas lights on the front porch all year long. It had a number of interesting windows - I like windows. This is my interpretation of what I saw on a freezing cold day through one of the windows.