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Bermuda's Dockyard
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The Dockyard, BermudaAll the forts known in Bermuda, of which there are 90, were built by the British and most are made of stone and very durable, which is why they are standing today. Many of these structures are in good condition, as they have been restored as historic sites maintained by the Government of Bermuda. Some are archaeological areas of remains needing further study. All defended Bermuda and its harbors for over three centuries, from 1612 to 1957. Throughout history, Bermuda has been a strategic British Naval post for North America and Caribbean. Even during World War II it was an important position for Britain and the U.S.
Located at the northern end of Dockyard and constructed in 1820s, there are eight buildings - the Commissioner's House, the cannon ramparts, six magazines and seven bastions. The Keep and Dockyard defenses were built to hold the naval base and to give some coverage to Royal Navy ships at anchor in Grassy Bay. The Keep is now the home of the Bermuda Maritime Museum.
While strolling through this area on a misty overcast day these children caught my eye. The temperature that day, as so often is the case, was not measurably humid or hot. However these local children were enjoying their play amongst the sprinklers oblivious to tourists like myself. They were within one hundred feet of some of the most beautiful beaches and water yet they were totally content as they played here.
The free use of water in Bermuda for play would seem to be a luxury. As I learned during my cruise to Bermuda their law requires all new construction to include rainwater harvesting adequate for the residents. Rain water harvesting is enjoying a renaissance of sorts in the world, but it traces its history to biblical times. Extensive rain water harvesting apparatus existed 4000 years ago in the Palestine and Greece. In ancient Rome, residences were built with individual cisterns and paved courtyards to capture rain water to augment water from city's aqueducts. As early as the third millennium BC, farming communities in Baluchistan and Kutch impounded rain water and used it for irrigation dams. These children however enjoy the saved water without concern for its collection. |
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Hi Lisa - there is something I really like in this shot but I'm really convinced there was something more to be gained from getting closer to your subjects here and spending time looking for the shot which really rings - you certainly caught a nice movement and interaction but believe me there was more....
best wishes kev
Hello Lisa,
The children being children — this is an excellent catch. The little kids romping in the water fountain, the one girl hugging the pipe, just a happy scene. Oh to be very very young again! Thank you for letting us all experience the scene vicariously. It is good to see you back at this most addictive site in cyberspace.
Warm regards,
Bulent
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