Today we have been having a lazy day so I haven't taken any photos.
This photo is one I took yesterday of Tea Gardens, taken from the Singing Bridge.
A couple of people have asked why it is called the Singing Bridge. Well here is the explanation.
The Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge, also known as the Singing Bridge, crosses the Myall River connecting the two townships of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest. It got its name from the musical sounds the bridge railings generate during strong south-westerly winds causing the bridge to act as a wind harp.
Looks smashing (as does the weather!). I agree with @paulaw - is there a reason for the bridge name? I mean we have the infamous Wobbly Bridge (aka the Millennium Bridge, aka the Blade of Light) across the Thames, so called because despite assurances from the architects, the bridge wobbled when people walked across it. Seeing as there "wasn't any problem with it", I wonder why they closed it for two years, stiffened the structure and added mass dampers. I also wonder why they built a special bridge in a remote part of Scotland and hired people to walk across it (not that many people know this) to do a study on people's walking habits and the effects that they might have on a similar structure... Not that I read a confidential, nay top secret, report on the whole issue because someone was reading it on a commuter train - very stupid when it was an "eyes only" document. The only thing I didn't read was the overall cost of the remedial action - the chap got off the train at East Croydon just before he turned the page to that interesting snippet of information!
@paulaw@steampowered The towns of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest are joined by the (believe it or not) the Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge which is also known as the Singing Bridge. The bridge was completed in 1974. Prior to that a ferry service ran between the two towns. It got the name of the Singing Bridge from the musical sounds the bridge railings generate during strong south-westerly winds causing the bridge to act as a wind harp. Perhaps I should edit this picture and add this info to what I have already written above.
@onewing A fascinating story and one that sounds so much nicer than our Wobbly Bridge! Yes, I think that people would love to know the story so I think that it is a great idea to add that bit of text to your description.
@steampowered I can't help thinking you are living dangerously. Having a sticky beak and reading top secret info on trains could be a dodgy thing to do. Hope they don't find you and shoot you now you have shared it with the world!!! Don't want the spooks after you.
@onewing How secret could it be if the chap was "sharing" it on the train? :o) One of my colleagues designed and built a whole computer network for one of my workplaces based on some information from a rival organisation he picked up in the same fashion, whilst he was on a train. Darned good network design it was too!
@lafish@derekvickers@eyesmile@sunraye Sorry for the group reply again. So busy with Anita here. She is only here for 5 more days. will miss her when she leaves. we have had a wonderful time together.
November 18th, 2013
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