Long tour of duty.

This is my favourite statue in Edinburgh. It stands guard at the entrance to Princes Street Gardens and is so captivating.

"Sergeant-Major Anthony James Hinnigan and his horse Polly were the models for the Scots Greys Memorial, sculpted by Mr Birnie Rhind in 1906.

Anthony James Hinnigan was born in Jedburgh in 1866 and in 1882, at the age of 16, he joined the Royal Scots Greys. For the next 17 years he served with the Greys on home duty but in September 1899, by now with the rank of Sergeant-Major, he went with the Greys to South Africa when they were mobilized for service in the Second Boer War.

On his return from South Africa in 1904 Sergeant-Major Hinnigan and his horse Polly were selected as the models for Rhind's Memorial"

I like modern art but it does struggle to rival these classic still lifes. The gardens were overflowing with people today as was the newly opened garden in St Andrews Square. Anyone visiting should check out both they are such nice places.