Watching over the Town

Looking Down with some Degree of Nostalgia

The Kyles of Bute in Scotland’s Cowal Peninsula is one of my favourite places in the whole world. In Glasgow when I was a child (in the olden days) it was a tradition  to take summer day trip on “The Waverley” paddle steamer. This annual treat was called “goin’ doon Read more…

A Very Musical Chair

This Very Musical Chair was, and probably still is, in the oldest surviving Music Hall IN THE WORLD.     I discovered  Glasgow’s Britannia Panopticon Music Hall a couple of years before I left Glasgow. It is being painstakingly restored by enthusiasts who also put on regular Saturday afternoon shows in Read more…

Feet of Clay

Feet of Clay   I saw these large stone feet on the grass in a park in Glasgow. They have no ankles or heels, nor are they attached to legs. They have no plaque beside them with the name of the sculptor and no description/explanation.   What are they for? Read more…

Steps and Stairs

Here are some pictures of Steps and Stairs for this week’s CFFC . I hope you like my selection. (I don’t think I have any pictures ladders, so I’ve shortened the title and omitted that part). This first one was taken using my iPhone last week on a visit to the Read more…

Go Glasgow

Thanks to two people this week for Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Cars, Trucks or Motorcycles To Cee as always for all she does to encourage us.  And to fellow blogger The Girl That Dreams Awake whose excellent post of a motorcycle this morning prompted me to take this first image. Read more…

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