Glasgow
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Last Winter
This is just a random picture I found which sums up last winter. Probably just after Christmas.
EDIT: And this is the same view in June
EDIT: And this is the same view in June
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Allander Water through Milngavie
This is today at Gavin's Mill fish ladder in central Milngavie. No rain for over a month and the main drop is dry enough to scramble all over taking pictures.
This was it a month ago with a day's rain and a fair amount of snow meltwater:
This is how it moves
What water is coming down today uses the fish ladder
A little further upstream, a rather nice footbridge and 500m upstream of that a pleasant looking waterslide. Nice sunny day.
This was it a month ago with a day's rain and a fair amount of snow meltwater:
This is how it moves
What water is coming down today uses the fish ladder
A little further upstream, a rather nice footbridge and 500m upstream of that a pleasant looking waterslide. Nice sunny day.
Friday, 19 March 2010
The Wee Blether
Mel sneaked an afternoon off and we took Daniel's seat out of the MX and headed for the hills. That's Loch Ard, west of Aberfoyle, with Ben Lomond in the background. The rain had missed us!
In the car park of the Wee Blether Tea Room:
Which is this sort of place:
It also has a nice view from the windows and a wide selection of gluten free but (very) high carb cakes! Nice though...
You can get there by boat!
In the car park of the Wee Blether Tea Room:
Which is this sort of place:
It also has a nice view from the windows and a wide selection of gluten free but (very) high carb cakes! Nice though...
You can get there by boat!
Monday, 8 March 2010
More Spring snowdrifts on the Fells
Snowdrops in Ballagan House gardens. Looks cold, was actually very warm!
I was heading for the moors but the access down to the middle section of the nature reserve looked so easy that I made a detour. This is the upper fall of the section above the Spout. It hasn't rained for ages, the water in the burn is from snow melting:
This was it with greenery last August (in pouring rain!)
Up on the fells there is still quite a lot of snow around
In fact the Ballagan Burn spends quite a bit of its time under a layer of snow!
Crossing the snow bridges is possible but potentially very wet. And, err, cold...
On the walk back to the car I spotted these Lesser Celandine leaves (the ones at the bottom, the upper ones are just some sort of cruciferous plant) in a gap in some dry stone wall by the road. I like Celandines as they are one of the first real Spring flowers to open, if you ignore garden escapes such as Snowdrops and Crocuses, pretty though those are...
I was heading for the moors but the access down to the middle section of the nature reserve looked so easy that I made a detour. This is the upper fall of the section above the Spout. It hasn't rained for ages, the water in the burn is from snow melting:
This was it with greenery last August (in pouring rain!)
Up on the fells there is still quite a lot of snow around
In fact the Ballagan Burn spends quite a bit of its time under a layer of snow!
Crossing the snow bridges is possible but potentially very wet. And, err, cold...
On the walk back to the car I spotted these Lesser Celandine leaves (the ones at the bottom, the upper ones are just some sort of cruciferous plant) in a gap in some dry stone wall by the road. I like Celandines as they are one of the first real Spring flowers to open, if you ignore garden escapes such as Snowdrops and Crocuses, pretty though those are...
Monday, 1 March 2010
Snow and the MX5
Another typical Glasgow day, 1st of March and time to get the soft top down on the MX5
And without playing with the pop-up eyes headlights
Then a quick spin north for a couple of pictures of the Campsies in snow, no time to walk today, an appointment at Sainsbury's this afternoon!
Yes, you do need hat and gloves!
And without playing with the pop-up eyes headlights
Then a quick spin north for a couple of pictures of the Campsies in snow, no time to walk today, an appointment at Sainsbury's this afternoon!
Yes, you do need hat and gloves!
Thursday, 18 February 2010
High Ballagan waterfall
I was out looking for the jasper outcrop on the Campsies above Strathblane. I didn't find it but did stumble on this rather nice little sun trap.
I'd walked out to Ballagan Glen, crossed to the west side and walked up the fence just outside of the reserve. The freezing fog of the last few days is minimal today but some was still hanging about in the valley around Dunglass.
I worked from outcrop to outcrop, looking for the red and yellow band of crystal. No joy. Must be further East. Found lots of nice rock to scramble through though.
In the end I gave up when confronted with a vertical drop with no easy route down, plus the suspicion I was in the wrong place! So up to the open tops via sheep tracks and stream beds. Then down in to the very boring open valley of the Ballagan Burn
Except for this rather nice little waterfall
Up here things only thaw if they get direct sunlight at the moment. The fall gets very little except late in the day
The plunge pool is deep enough to swim in come the summer. Roll on.
Then back down the valley, through the reserve and back to the car in Strathblane for the drive home.
With a stop for some snowdrops I'd noticed the other day. Ballagan House grounds are now carpeted with them but these came out as a rather better image.
I'd walked out to Ballagan Glen, crossed to the west side and walked up the fence just outside of the reserve. The freezing fog of the last few days is minimal today but some was still hanging about in the valley around Dunglass.
I worked from outcrop to outcrop, looking for the red and yellow band of crystal. No joy. Must be further East. Found lots of nice rock to scramble through though.
In the end I gave up when confronted with a vertical drop with no easy route down, plus the suspicion I was in the wrong place! So up to the open tops via sheep tracks and stream beds. Then down in to the very boring open valley of the Ballagan Burn
Except for this rather nice little waterfall
Up here things only thaw if they get direct sunlight at the moment. The fall gets very little except late in the day
The plunge pool is deep enough to swim in come the summer. Roll on.
Then back down the valley, through the reserve and back to the car in Strathblane for the drive home.
With a stop for some snowdrops I'd noticed the other day. Ballagan House grounds are now carpeted with them but these came out as a rather better image.
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