Today I took a walk in and around Linn Park. The weather has been consistently warm for the last while and today was no exception. The coolness in the riparian woods was welcome. The wild garlic was pungent as its flowers have now peaked and are starting to die off - quite a few people were out and about picking.
picking
wild garlic -
the chaffinch's call
I made my way to the waterfall and sat for a while on the bench there. I took tea and reflected on the day and the last week being in and around nature and the month ahead.
a duck ruffles
its feathers -
waterfall
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Saturday, 4 June 2016
Friday, 3 June 2016
30 Days Wild (Day 3) Newlands Park
When I'm asked about my favourite park in Glasgow one place is either at or pretty close to the top - Newlands Park. When I tell people this they are generally confused, usually replying where is that? In a city with so many fantastic sprawling parks and only a mile or so from the rightly celebrated Pollok and Queens Park (also Rouken Glen is only a 5 minute drive away) what could Newlands possibly have to offer? I think it's size sets it apart from the other parks - imagine a small green space designed by the Victorians. The scale doesn't negate from its beauty and its size, I'm sure, turns a lot of visitors from other parts of the city away, instead choosing places like Pollok . What you have then is a very beautiful park with a typical range of city park flora and fauna with a much smaller crowd in a much smaller space. You'll see the locals walking their dogs and playing tennis and you can often get a small town feeling especially in the lucid suburbs around the park.
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