Constance keeps watch

taken for Our Daily Challenge - stopped action

 

I wanted to do a wave today but there wasn't enough wind to produce anything more than a gentle swell today so I tried for a fast enough speed to stop the water action of the fountains instead. The photo above and below depicts one of the Maids of the Mist, an icon of St. Joseph. Constance faces West and behind her, facing East is Hope.

 

The one that looks like a nozzle below is in the compass fountain in St. Joseph. Most of the time jets go straight up from the ground in the area of the compass but at selected times during the hour the ground jets stop and instead the nozzles (cannons) surrounding the compass all begin to spray into its center. It was actually too busy today to get good shots because it was so crowded. The best time is when there are just a dozen or so kids playing in it. I'll link a few I took last year so you can get a better idea of it.

 

Facts about the compass fountain:

1. Concrete inner splash pad is 150 ft. in diameter

2. Outer ring of the pad is 200 ft. in diameter

3. There are 28 varying height water jets

4. These water jets supply 785 gallons of water per minute

5. There are 5 computerized light shows available

6. There are 8 water cannons mounted on armillary spheres

7. Cannons are equipped with 1000 watt lights

8. These cannons spray water 35 ft. into the air

9. The cannons supply 2,560 gallons of water per minute

10. The water reservoir holds 10,860 gallons of recycled water

 

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