Crepuscular Rays

 Crepuscular Rays or sunbeams breaking through gaps in the clouds over the Isle of Arran.

Bird Man

Bird man,there's one in every town,this old guy has bags of character. 

Ben Lomond

 Ben Lomond from a country road in Paisley.

Winter Sheep

 Sheep on a cold dark January day in the west of Scotland.

Paisley Glen

 Winter frost in the Glen Paisley.

The Larick Beacon

 The Larick Beacon at tayport or Tayport Pile as locals call it.

It was built in 1845 and is one of the last remaining wooden pile lighthouses in the country.

The keeper stayed in the octagonal wooden structure the lantern was on the top.

It was designed to guide shipping into the Tay River and Tayport Harbour,the beacon was deactivated in 1966 after the opening of the Tay Road bridge. 

The beacon today is in a terrible state,yet another piece of maritime history rotting away.

Scooter Man

 Older man and his scooter,look like fun,better watch out for police though as its an Electric one.

Saltcoats Winter

Saltcoats on a stormy windy day,great place to have a fish supper in the car and watch the waves.

Railway Arch

Railway  arch over the River Cart Paisley

Dunskey Castle

Dunskey Castle, a picturesque ruin south of Portpatrick, dates from the mid-16th century, built by the Adairs of Kinhilt on the site of an earlier, destroyed castle. Though the new tower house saw additions in the 1620s, it fell into ruin by 1700, with its stone used for other buildings, and now stands as a dramatic cliff-top ruin popular with coastal path walkers, offering views towards Northern Ireland.

Monument Gardens

Burns Memorial Gardens in Alloway, near Ayr, are beautiful, free-to-enter grounds surrounding the historic Burns Monument, featuring roses and statues of some of Burns characters . The garden is well maintained by the Nation Trust. You can also visit the iconic Brig o' Doon, a medieval, single-arched cobblestone bridge over the River Doon, famously featured in Robert Burns' poem Tam o' Shanter as the escape point from the witches.

Burns night is celebrated on the 25th of January.

Paisley Coats Observatory

Coats Observatory is the oldest surviving public observatory in Scotland. Opened on 1st October 1883 the observatory has been welcoming visitors ever since, offering a unique opportunity to view the night sky through the powerful telescopes housed in the observatory dome.

The observatory is currently closed to the public,but should open for summer 26.

Sunset Colours

 

GLASGOW GREEN

Summer on the Clyde,Children asking for their lost ball to be kicked back to them,not an easy task considering the children were on St Andrews Suspension Bridge!

West Coast Motors

West Coast Motors have been on the go for over a hundred years,based in Campbelltown ,they have been a popular sight in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The bus in the picture is stopped at Queen Street Station Glasgow.

Hartwood Hospital Ruin

Hartwood Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in the village of Hartwood near the town of Shotts in Scotland.

The hospital was designed by John Lamb Murray to accommodate 500 patients and opened as the Lanark District Asylum in 1895  The complex included staff-houses, gardens, a farm, a power-plant, a reservoir, a railway-line and a cemetery. Two large separate blocks were added in 1898, a tuberculosis sanatorium was completed in 1906 and a nurses' home was opened in 1931.

in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 1998.

Kenmure Hill Temple

Kenmure Hill Temple is a small roofless ruin close the village of Howwood.

Passengers on the train to the Ayrshire coats can fail to miss the craggy tower.

It was builtin 1760 for Colonel William McDowell, a wealthy merchant who made his fortune in the West Indies.

Some say it was built as a folly ,but it was most likely a summer house, his mansion was only a few miles away.

Juggler

 Juggling on the beach and why not,I spotted this man at Irvine.

Portpatrick Lighthouse

This little lighthouse is in the quaint  seaside village of Portpatrick.

Built in 1774 by the engineer Thomas Smith,the lighthouse is only ten meters high,it was discontinued in 1900.

Paisley Abbey

Paisley Abbey main door,13th century angel wing decoration.

Anchor Bar

 

Anchor Bar in the Gallowgate Glasgow the sign above the door says 1914 but a pub has stood on this spot since 1847.The second picture shows some old signage to the rear of the pub.

Shamisen man Glasgow

 The shamisen (or samisen/sangen) is a traditional three-stringed Japanese plucked instrument, similar in concept to a banjo or guitar, featuring a long neck and a drum-like body covered in skin (or synthetic material). Played with a large plectrum called a bachi, it produces both percussive and melodic sounds

I saw this man playing in Buchanan Street Glasgow,he had his suit case beside him,perhaps a bit of busking before moving on to his final destination. 

Gorbals

 The Gorbals Glasgow,the changing of architectural styles throughout the years.

High rise flats giving way to modern brick apartment's and the dome of  the Carnegie Library (Hutchesontown Library) opened in 1906, a beautiful French Renaissance-style building.