Photos by Jez

Category: Travel

  • Dundee Dragon — Monday Portrait Jun 10

    Dundee Dragon — Monday Portrait Jun 10

    This is a fun challenge that no one hosts, so if you want to participate, just post a photo.

    • Dundee Dragon
    • Dundee Dragon
  • Exploring Tenements in Glasgow: Miss Toward’s Time Capsule — Fan Of…

    Exploring Tenements in Glasgow: Miss Toward’s Time Capsule — Fan Of…

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join this weekly challenge whenever you think, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    These pictures were all taken with my iPhone SE, so this is my post for John’s Cellpic Sunday.

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    My second post in my Historic Scotland series features The Tenement House. This National Trust for Scotland (NTS) time capsule of the turn of the 20th Century can be found on Buccleuch Street in Glasgow, just north of Sauchiehall Street.

    Buccleuch Steet Tenements
    Buccleuch Steet Tenements

    Susan vividly remembers staying at her Uncle Billy & Aunt Teresa’s Tenement in Linthouse, Glasgow, as a child. Her grandpa also lived in a tenement Penilee, again in Glasgow.

    The particular tenement we are visiting is of Miss Toward.

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  • Fog Rolling In for Water Water Everywhere #223

    Fog Rolling In for Water Water Everywhere #223

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water, in any state, will do). See below for how to join the fun

    These shots, taken 30 minutes apart, show fog rolling up the River Tay.

    • Fog on the Tay
    • Fog on the Tay

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    Hae a guid week 😁

  • No Mow May Is No More

    No Mow May Is No More

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.

    Mown lawn
    Mown lawn

    We participated in No Mow May, an annual event run by Plantlife. Basically, you don’t mow your lawn in May to allow flowers & weeds to grow, providing plenty of food for pollinators. This also worked for us as we were away at various times during the month.

    In the gallery below, the first is a before shot.

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  • Spiers Wharf for Water Water Everywhere #222

    Spiers Wharf for Water Water Everywhere #222

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water, in any state, will do). See below for how to join the fun

    We’re starting off June with this shot of Spiers Wharf on the Forth & Clyde Canal. This section of the canal is on the northern side of Glasgow.

    Spiers Wharf
    Spiers Wharf

    I also used ChatGPT to do an oil painting-style re-imagining of the wharf area.

    AI oil painting style re-imagining of Spiers Wharf
    AI oil painting style re-imagining of Spiers Wharf

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
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    Hae a guid week 😁

  • Old Ships in Dundee Fan Of… Series & Cellpic Sunday

    Old Ships in Dundee Fan Of… Series & Cellpic Sunday

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join this weekly challenge whenever you think, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    These pictures were all taken with my iPhone SE, so this is my post for John’s Cellpic Sunday.

    ? Join the fun
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    I’m starting my historic Scotland?????? series with some shots of old ships in Dundee taken on our recent visit.

    Unfortunately, we weren’t aware that some historical interest sites in Dundee are closed on Mondays. These shots are all external, but we will be visiting Dundee again & getting some internal shots of these old vessels.

    HMS Unicorn (Carousel)

    HMS Unicorn
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  • Spiers Wharf for Water Water Everywhere #222

    Spiers Wharf for Water Water Everywhere #222

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water, in any state, will do). See below for how to join the fun

    We’re starting off June with this shot of Spiers Wharf on the Forth & Clyde Canal. This section of the canal is on the northern side of Glasgow.

    Spiers Wharf
    Spiers Wharf

    I also used ChatGPT to do an oil painting-style re-imagining of the wharf area.

    AI oil painting style re-imagining of Spiers Wharf
    AI oil painting style re-imagining of Spiers Wharf

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your WWE blog post in my comment box, or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Water Water Everywhere or add WWE tag.

    Hae a guid week 😁

  • Neatly Lined Up — Thursday Trios & One Word Sunday

    Neatly Lined Up — Thursday Trios & One Word Sunday

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Carol’s Thursday Trios & Debbie’s OWS: Three.

    Alliums in Dundee
    Alliums in Dundee
  • A Bird? Plane? Nope, A Whale!!!

    A Bird? Plane? Nope, A Whale!!!

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.

    Whale sculpture
    Whale sculpture

    This life-size whale sculpture can be found in Dundee, down at the riverfront, next to the V&A. It is part of the Dundee Maritime Trail. Here are some more shots of the sculpture.