PERTHSHIIRE

The Eagle of Perth sculpture, part of the River Tay Public Art Trail, was created by artist Shona Kinloch in 2002. Smeaton Bridge across the River Tay is in the background. I am still not fully engaged with Ipernity until next Tuesday.

The Eagle of Perth sculpture, part of the River Tay Public Art Trail, was created by artist Shona Kinloch in 2002.

When I took this photo looking up river from the Queen's bridge to the Auld Brig, I didn't notice the lamp post in the way. It's funny what the brain ignores isn't it? The spire belongs to St.Matthew's church. The building was completed in 1871, and is now a category B listed building. The bridges cross the River Tay, which is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in Great Britain, and which eventually reaches the sea in Dundee.

Sculpture by David F Wilson. The 8 thistle heads, sculpted in copper, stand 3.5 metres tall, and are supported by stainless steel supports. I'd like to see this sculpture on a sunny day in summer, when the surrounding gardens look their best.