This old brown metal seat with Autumn leaves on it caught my eye. It looks like it’s not used much.
Author archives: J Orr
Bright Buoys
In December last year I posted a photograph of the Belfast Buoys in their original location in Cathedral Gardens. This is a photograph of the buoys, looking bright and well presented, at their new home in Titanic Quarter. It was taken in October 2020.
Winter Palm House
The Palm House, Botanic Gardens, Belfast. The Gardens were established in 1828 and the Palm House completed in 1840. The dome was added in 1852. In Spring the gardens will explode in colour.
Black Santa
Black Santa made his first appearance at Christmas 1976 when Dean Sammy Crooks sat out in front of Belfast Cathedral collecting money for local charities. He was dubbed Black Santa by the local media as he wore an Anglican clerical cloak to protect him from the cold and rain. The tradition has been continued down …
On the Lagan
Spotted a couple of weeks ago on the River Lagan. I’ve walked past these bikes fitted with floats before but never saw one in action. They’re berthed on the river at the Waterfront Hall and a quick search on Google reveals they’re called Hydrobikes. They can be hired for exploring the river and come in …
Oh Buoy
While trawling through old hard drives I found this photograph of the Belfast Buoys on their original site in Cathedral Gardens, or as I believed at the time – the grounds of the Ulster University. Regeneration of the area around the University saw the buoys moved to the Abercorn Basin in Titanic Quarter, via DunLaoghaire …
Rain in Belfast
There’s Only Seven Types of Rain in Belfast – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday …. says the neon sign at The Duke of York Bar in Commercial Court. It’s not as bad as that but and on a chilly wet November evening it can feel like it is.
Time between buses
I was able to stand on a traffic island in High Street and wait for these buses to pass.