Tag Archives: Glasgow

Glasgow Skies⤴

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I love the sky at the moment. Although today’s TDC asks us to take a pic of our sky today I am starting this post with one from last night

Sunset in Knightswood
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Followed by one from 8am this morning as I pulled the curtains

Sunrise in Knightswood
Sunrise in Knightswood flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

And then one an hour later at the bus stop

Trees
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And finally one of St Brides as I got off the bus half an hour later

St Brides
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Later that morning the clous came down and now the skies are overcast, so I am glad for my morning wander.

Walking around Glasgow⤴

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I know that people have strong opinions about all of the building that is happening at UofG, but personally I love the juxtaposition of old and new buildings, and views like this one, with the tower behind the crane for the Keystone building:

The old and the new
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I had a meeting with a friend this morning, and after that I decided to walk down to Partick, do a bit of grocery shopping, and grab a sandwich for lunch.  I almost decided to walk down to the Riverside Museum and see the tall ship:

Tall Ship
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But instead of turning left I decided to turn right and sit down by the flats on the Clyde. Many gulls shouted overhead, and I was careful not to wave my food around:

Gull
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To the west the day looked sunny, and the Barclay Curle Crane was looking good:

197/365 Barclay Curle Crane
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Over the water on the South Side, though, there were dark clouds looming:

Govan Old Church
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I checked my weather app, and it said there was no chance of rain, but I wanted to get home in time to catch the monthly Blogging Community of Practice, so I packed up my sandwich wrapper and headed back up to Partick to find a bus stop.

And waved goodbye to the Uni tower again.

Partick
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Dear Green Shawl⤴

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194/365 Dear Green Shawl
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I’ve been meaning to knit this shawl for many years now – it’s been sitting in my Ravelry queue awaiting the right yarn. Luckily I’d downloaded the pattern, as it’s no longer available. ‘Dear Green Place’ is Glasgow’s nickname – a translation of the Scots Gaelic Glas Chu, and the pattern is a play on that, with motifs from the Glasgow coat of arms.

Glasgow Coat of Arms 1996

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Glasgow’s coat of arms is composed of symbols representing the life and legends of Saint Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow, and are often remembered by the following poem:

Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang

The shawl itself has these in a different order, as the designer says:

The shawl uses lace motifs representing a bird in flight, a tree, and a bell, ending with the traditional ‘Shetland’ fishtail lace pattern.

Dear Green Shawl
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It was a lovely shawl to make – really quick and easy. It’s currently drying out in the garden, next I need to decide who to give it to.