Canada Memorial
The Canada Memorial (London) was opened in 1994 and is dedicated to the Canadians who served in the two world wars. It can found at the bottom of Green Park very near to Buckingham Palace.
When I visited it was a very hot day in July and children were very happily using it as a water slide. Despite the “keep off” sign, nobody wanted to stop them and everybody was having a great day in the sunshine.
This little pigeon decided to join in and enjoy cool feet. A lot of wild life around London seem to have become so accustomed to a human presence that they can allow themselves to indulge in curiosity and even participation. The squirrels of St James Park being a great example. Here is one cool pigeon.
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The colours of the opening picture are so intriguing that I couldn’t help tweaking it a bit.
Freed From Time 
Wow, those are stunning pictures! 😀
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March 27, 2015 at 17:50
Thank you. The pigeon is definitely a fashion icon. 🙂
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March 27, 2015 at 23:44
gorgeous pics!
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March 27, 2015 at 18:09
Thank you. The pigeon was very co-operative.
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March 27, 2015 at 23:50
Very nice to be honoured that way!
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March 27, 2015 at 20:13
I’m glad you think so. As memorials go it is certainly amongst the finest I’ve seen and pleasing to see the children making practical and fun use of it. I think those to whom it is dedicated would approve. 🙂
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March 27, 2015 at 23:48
That’s so nice. I really like it. Is it a water fountain?
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March 28, 2015 at 18:09
Not exactly a fountain. Water slides down two ornate slabs. One is in the picture. It is unusual. More here:-
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=canada+memorial&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=8PwWVdO6F-Sy7QbkmIHQBA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=646#tbm=isch&q=canada+memorial+lonfond
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March 28, 2015 at 20:13
What lovely shots.
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March 31, 2015 at 14:30
Thank you. It is a very restful place. 🙂
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March 31, 2015 at 16:24