From the car park could be seen of Antony Gormley’s sculpture 'Another Place' on Crosby beach. Another example of art that seems to make a connection with the non-connoisseur and my second Gormley
It was -2 overnight - just enough to freeze seawater and make "beach ice"
The statues are from a cast of Mr Gormley's own body and are "anatomically correct" - this picture carefully framed to preserve modesty
The "nipples" and similar objects on the "buttocks" result from the clever positioning of the charging and air release channels required as part of the casting process
Already being colonised by sea life and a subject of study by marine biologists
As it was a lovely day - and my course only took me 30 minutes I detoured through central Liverpool - my first re-visit in 30 years - I can happily wait another 30 before repeating and then through the tunnels to see "West Float Docks" - where we used to race coxed-fours in the late 1970's - stomach pumps were on hand in case anyone fell in, New Brighton, Hoylake and the view over to Hilbre Island (not enough time to walk over the sands as we did on a church outing) and then West Kirby - where I failed to find my childhood favourite ice cream parlour (not least because, on checking - it is in Parkgate! (Nicholls))
Merseyside is only 100 miles from home - but it feels foreign - it looks different and so do the people.
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