Running about the braes with Robbie Burns

Squatting on the concrete steps beneath the plinth of the Robbie Burns statue along Domain Road, I wondered why on earth it came to be there. The statue. Sure there must be a Burns Society in Sydney. Well, the metal plaque on one of the garden seats in the attached garden mentioned the society. The statue has a grand location, along Domain Road, halfway between St Marys Cathedral and the Art Gallery of NSW. The Domain Trust must have been replete with Presbyterian Scots at some stage. Wily Scots, with lots of well-heeled benefactors.

The gardens surrounding the statue are being remodelled. They seem to be a smidge confused about whether they want annuals, biennials, or perennials. This large rectangular bed, in pride of place, is a case in point. Being filled with veggies, and all. Tempting to add a lettuce leaf or three to my Sub. However, the effect in the garden is impressively attractive.