Old Victor Harbor  prior to the sea change phenomenon was notable for its large and glorious gardens. New Victor Harbor is more about small blocks,  McMansions,  panoramic views and no trees.

I pass by this garden each time I walk the poodles down to the beach. It is just down the road from the studio and the white roses are extravagant in the spring. They are in open shade and I cannot resist photographing them.

Agtet is a standard poodle. This is his favourite beach. It is  between Petrel Cove and Kings Beach. It used to be fairly isolated. 

It is now part of the Heysen Trail and the Victor Harbor Council has put a lot of money into building an all weather track along the cliff tops. The beach has now beccome quite popular in the summer months.

One of the characteristics  of Victor Harbor is the deeply felt concern to protect  its cultural heritage. At its most extreme this takes the form of protecting the old against the new and opposing all development.

On the other hand, there is a lot of gorgeous beach side residential architeture that needs to be protected from being pulled down by developers to build McMansions or a dreary block of units that signify  architecture by numbers.

This is an example of what should be protected. It signifies old, gracious  Victor Habor. The leisurely,  monied world of yesteryear.