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Check out the Wind Wand!

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On the waterfront of our little city is this big red wand. It's a piece of kinetic art by artist Len Lye. I don't recall what it's made of but it's about 45m tall. Most days it's leaning slightly one way or another but a couple weeks ago we had a crazy bit of weather come through and I met a friend for a lunchtime walk and we ended up on the foreshore walkway. The wind wand was wanding all over the place! Neither of us had seen it bounce all around like this before - maybe because in weather like that we usually stay cozy inside!


So since it was such a spectacle, I decided to record a little video. Especially because it seemed like it might just snap off and fly away and I would have had to document that if it happened.

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