Development

For a while I worked on a project developing a new residential area to the east of the city. When I started on the project it was all still water apart from a small experimental island. The island at the time was home to a colony of Gulls and Terns, my kind of island really. Then slowly, other things started to appear. More land, bigger islands, bridges, roads, houses, a popular city beach, schools, restaurants, shops. I was back there the other day, cycling around, and I was surprised. The area has become a real city, a place where I could find a bottle of rose to bring along to the friend I was about to have dinner with. The big square I just knew from all the drawings and designs was suddenly there, children playing in the playground. And it looked really nice.

Then I went on to the park next to the development, now a good place to go cycling or walking. And I cycled across the new bridge, built especially for cyclists. It is a beautiful bridge, it looks lovely and light, and it is easy to cycle across. But it still is strange to think that some ten years ago this was all still water...