Amo la Vida

Yet another dolphin for another day. The last for the time being, I promise!

"This is Amo la Vida which means ‘I love life’ and reflects the playful, sociable and happy nature of dolphins. Rhona Torrence, the designer, was inspired by her love of all things Spanish as well as different textures and bright colours. She has used lots of different and recycled materials in making her dolphin”.

Amo is normally to be found on Pocra quay at the entrance to Aberdeen Harbour. However, I feel that such a bling dolphin as she deserves a more interesting home. So, I have moved her (she must be a she, surely) a couple of hundred metres and put her down her among the tarry sheds of the old fishing village of Footdee.

(For those of you not in the know, Aberdeen city is hosting the Wild Dolphins project, which has seen 50 spectacular life-sized fibreglass sculptures of bottle-nosed dolphins – usually spotted off the North-east coast – popping up all over town. Organised by Wild in Art with The ARCHIE Foundation, the official charity of the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), the dolphins can be seen until August 29, before being auctioned to raise money for the two charities.)