My picture diary for the week commencing Saturday 19 July 2008.
Today was a pretty grim day, much like the previous week. It rained all morning, then cleared up in the afternoon. Only the rain cleared though, the clouds - well they've been around for most of July.
This is City Stadium in Manchester. Now the home of Manchester City Football Club it was built originally to host the Commonwealth Games in 2002. The building is only 6 years old and yet it looks so shabby, it certainly hasn't weathered well and the Manchester City sign on the front is hardly visible.
What's that thing against the backdrop of the black leaden sky I hear you ask? A large palm tree? No - that is a sculpture - apparently. Placed there about the same time as City Stadium was built. It's red rusty now and looks so...erm...elegant.
2008-07-20 @ 17:50