On The Walkway

When Wendy and I were down on Marine Parade with Fraser and Catriona yesterday we saw some unusual sights on the walk/cycle way. I even managed to photograph one of them.  I just liked the second one.

Tom Parker Fountain: Marine Parade

I drove home last night via Marine Parade. I'm glad I did. Believe it or not I had never seen the Tom Parker Fountain (so named because he donated it in 1936) lit up before. Well I may have done but I don't recall it and I'm certain I didn't photograph it. This is it during the day looking South along the gardens on Marine Parade to The Soundshell:

And this is it last night:

Sometimes I Watches The Waves

Sometimes I Just Sits

A Juxtaposition

Walking along Marine Parade is always an enjoyable experience. There is so much to see. The other day the juxtaposition of the old and the new caught my eye more than usual. The Backpackers Hostel and the splendid Pacifica Restaurant sandwiching a modern block of very desirable apartments.

The Rotary Cycleway

Yesterday I did something that I did almost daily on my last visit but have done only occasionally this time: I cycled the Marine Parade Rotary Cycleway. I parked the car at the port end (North end) and cycled to the factory and back. It was the perfect day for cycling, walking, rollerblading, child buggy pushing and anything else really. This is a selection of the views taken whilst I was actually cycling so perhaps lacking somewhat in composition.