An Angel Appears In Bury !

The Rock - 13.03.2024

I've been meaning to catch up and photograph The Knife Angle for a while as it's been on it's travels around the region but never quite managing, but today I've finally caught up as it's currently on display at the Rock in Bury. Greater Manchester. 

I've only a fews days opportunity as I'll be "off the road" figuratively speaking by which time the sculpture will have moved on to Taunton in Sumerset, so It's today only or another missed opportunity.

The weather isn't good today hoping for nice light instead it's light drizzle as I set off on the short drive, happy despite the weather to see the sculpture as the images I've seen it looks quite impressive. At the Rock it's busy with shoppers going about their daily business, no doubt there will be a fair few on looker viewing the sculpture adding to the imagery. 

I've now circumnavigated the Rock but still can't seem to find the sculpture eventually asking one to the Rock staff for directions, if you go it's located on the side of the building where Bob & Bert's diner is located. 

Whilst the sculpture looks impressive, the base like the Soldiers of Sacrifice that was recent at Salford Keys, it looks a little underwhelming hence I've excluded from the images.

Managing the best images on the day in the rainy conditions it's time to call time for the next few weeks, see you all soon.

Link to The Knife Angel website.....https://www.britishironworkcentre.co.uk/the-knife-angel-official/

The Knife Angel

A Queens Goose

Queens Park - 05.01.2024

Full of a virus I'm not really motivated to get out happy just to go over some old images and browse the interweb, what I did note was a couple of Red-breasted Geese have made it to the UK. RBG breed in artic tundra and during winter a few associate with other smaller geese species wintering in Western Europe and a even lesser few managing to make it over to the UK, currently one at Cley in Norfolk and another at Martin Mere in Lancashire and surprisingly one turning up on a local park lake which is likely to be an escapee even thou the absence of a leg ring.

Literally only a fifteen minuet drive it's a location I know well which can get busy on weekends so as it's a Friday I'm going to see what's on offer. As I approach the lake I easily pick up the goose associating with a few Canada Geese which soon depart to the other side of the lake for some free food on offer.

Trying to isolate the goose from the frantically feeding Canadas Geese is a matter of just waiting for the opportunity. Now over an hour later and having managed more images than I need the goose moves away to roost on the island in the middle of the lake, it preens then settles with its head under it's wing suggesting the actions over for this session, so it's back home for me and back to the Lemsip.

Red-breasted Goose