Author: Photos by Jez

  • Broadwood Loch Plant Life

    Broadwood Loch Plant Life

    Following on from my previous post featuring the birdlife of Broadwood Loch, here are some photos of the plant life.

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  • Broadwood Loch Birdlife

    Broadwood Loch Birdlife

    Went for a day out to Broadwood Loch on the outskirts of Cumbernauld, Scotland. Looked like we might get wet, but fortunately dodged the showers and I was able to get these photos.

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  • Twisted, Both Natural & Man Made

    In response to twisted I looked at both natural twists & turns and those formed by human hands.

    Twists & whorls in wooden decking on Santa Monica Pier?

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    On the same Santa Monica Pier, there are the twists and turns of the Roller Coaster and the Ferris Wheel.

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    A basket ball has many twists & turns in the pattern of dots.

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    Twisted lights formed into a chandalier type thingy.

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    A ram at Palacerigg Country Park, nr Glasgow?????? with its curved horns and twisted fleece.

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    Fungus on a fallen tree.

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    Spiral pattern on a hand crafted glass bowl.

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    Curved lines in architecture. The glass dome almost has a spiral effect when looked at for a while.

    Looking past the crazed pattern in the charred wood, the twists and whorls of the wood grain can still be seen.

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    New fronds growing on a fern tree.

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    The intricate mechanism of a pocket watch, along with the attached chain.

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    Braided leather to form the falls of a flogger.

    Rope and chains.

    Internal workings of flowers.

    The curved roof in The Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow??????

    Twisted Ivy vines on a tree.

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    Twisted and gnarled trunk of an old oak tree. This particular tree was featured in the film Gregory’s Girl, 1980, a Scottish coming of age film; set in Cumbernauld, nr Glasgow.

    Cumbernauld House Park

  • Weekly Photo Challenge – Liquid

    Palacerigg Country Park (Scotland??????) with frozen liquid.

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    Malibu & Santa Monica?

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    Glasgow??????

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    Liquid wax

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    And finally, glass although solid, is also a liquid!!! (Glasgow??????)

    Ingram Street

    via Photo Challenge: Liquid

     

  • First Post

    First Post

    My first ever blog post, thought I’d give WordPress a go. Picture from taking camera for a walk to Glasgow Botanin Gardens.

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