Robert burns..

A Red Red Rose...
O, my luve's like a red, red rose,
That newly sprung in June.

O, my luv's like a melodie.
That's sweetly played in tune.


Came across this guy hanging about in The Domain yesterday... had a few words to share...

[Denise Wood]

Terrific capture! So is it a statue of Robert Burns?

[julia]

@gilbertwood Yes Denise.. There is a few statures of him in NZ..

[Denise Wood]

Thanks Julia. We have a statue in Camperdown (40 kms away) which was created in 1830 in UK and inherited by W A Taylor who was an early settler here in Western district. He gifted it to Camperdown in 1883 and it was in the Botanical gardens for 125 years. It was vandalized in 2009 so removed and repaired and now sits in the Shire building. The town has a Robert Burns festival every June. Just some trivia after seeing your wonderful statue :) Thanks

[Rachel]

A nice casual look about him.

[Kareen King]

Nice capture and processing.

[Babs]

Nice shot, he looks deep in thought.

[Taffy]

Nicely captured and the poem accompanying works well.

[Pat Knowles]

A lovely statue Julz ...is there any particular connection with Robbie Burns & NZ?

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of the statue and a nice poem.

[julia]

@happypat I'm guessing it is just the large Scottish immigrants that we have over here... Christchurch is very 'Scottish'

[Nancy]

Love this photo, especially the detail behind the statue.

[julia]

@nanm Thanks Nancy, he had best make the most of the light cause soon that tree will have leaves on and he will be in the shade again..

[judith deacon]

lovely statue of the great poet.

[Catherine W.]

Cool find and shot!!!