Close-up, looking at part of the metal mechanisms of a gigantic harbour lifting platform. The metal is grey-green and this section is like a spoked wheel on railings. Through it, we can see the harbour water and across it, the library with its giant playground bear and mid-city buildings including the cathedral with its spire and the old customs house with its turrets. Someone has stuck a bright pink toy soldier on to the railing of the spoked wheel, fixed on a bed of white gum. The wee soldier has a wee gun and a wee ammunitions belt and a wee bayonet and is in an attack stance, pointing the gun at the customs house. From this perspective, it looks as if the soldier is about to spring out from behind the railings and charge in an attack on the city’s defences. I have no idea why someone put a toy soldier here, or why the soldier is pink, but it made me smile to see them. It was like I’d wandered into somebody else’s short story.
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