We went to Glasgow today and wandered around the Botanic Gardens there. The Gardens are attached to a lovely riverside walk and also have a large array of attractive glasshouses full of interesting plants. There are very good collections of ferns, insectivorous plants and orchids. Many of the orchids were in full bloom, see the third photo above (taken by my partner). Some of the glasshouses have snippets of poetry arranged between the plants, I assume these were put in place by Gerry Loose, when he was Poet in Residence of Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Sadly though the official Poetry Garden, in front of the visitor centre, seems to have been a little neglected and is, poetically at least, a bit disappointing. We were also lucky to get a very close view of two treecreepers on a beech tree in the Botanic Gardens and a very close view of a buzzard somewhere between Glasgow and Edinburgh as we came home on the train.
Beautiful light in the photos.
ReplyDeleteI had to look treecreepers up and to my surprise we have a version of this called the browncreeper - the only North American bird of the treecreeper species. Thanks for this info - I'll be looking for this bird now :)
ReplyDeleteJuliet, your photography is fantastic! I love the banner for this blog so much. I want others to see your photos and to read your poetry, so I have given you an award, which you can pick up on my blog.
ReplyDeleteOh boy the train ... going anywhaere here in the PAcific NW on a train is a major production and there are only a very few destinations.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, Juliet :)
ReplyDeletewishes,
dvika
How wonderful to see these photos. Just gorgeous. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeletei love the light in your photos. so lovely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of a beautiful place. Another location to add to my list next time I go to Glasgow. Thanks! Ciao. Antonella
ReplyDeletethose photos are amazing. very well done. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteoh it is beautiful! we've got a conservatory of flowers here too, in San Francisco...I helped restore it!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like such a wonderful trip. Our local grocery stores are just starting to sell primroses. I have spring fever so bad....
ReplyDeleteThat's a shame about the Poetry Garden. Gerry had a nice book called The Botanical Basho come out of that.
ReplyDeleteMaybe some of the rengaistas could lend a hand?
all my best,
Alan
The With Words Competition 2009
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Now this is a place I would love to visit!
ReplyDeleteSorry you found the Poetry Garden less than you would have liked on your visit. You'll find that now it's looking a lot trimmer, with new posts on the platform & the ferns looking autumnally good.
ReplyDeleteDid you notice the 3-way inscription on the garden path?
all best
Gerry
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ReplyDeletethere's another book that came out of that - called Ten Seasons & published by the Scottish Poetry Library & Luath Press.
Gerry
Glasgow renga links please for the local/global 1000 Verse Renga Project! ;-)
ReplyDeleteWe can always do with some more renga verses from Scotland!
Some of the ways you can send renga verses:
Renga verse email: 1000verses@withwords.org.uk
OR
Txt a Renga Verse to B&ANES County Council 'rengaline': 07797 806 545
Start the txt with RENGA
followed by the verse and your name (first or full) and location
1000 Verse Renga Project weblinks:
BBC 1000 verse renga article
Bath Chronicle newspaper supporter & article
1000 Verse Renga Project
all my best,
Alan,
With Words in partnership with Bath Libraries
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