tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post1898046269299989483..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Spring in GlasgowGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-72330294889250342812013-05-07T19:26:20.988+01:002013-05-07T19:26:20.988+01:00Jenny it's not so easy to have two Springs wit...Jenny it's not so easy to have two Springs without making two separate return journeys but it's really the summer that I love for the very simple reason that I can indulge my passion for croquet in the warmth of the summer sun. If I couldn't play croquet then the autumn is my love because of the colours.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55328047885064473772013-05-07T08:41:04.100+01:002013-05-07T08:41:04.100+01:00Yes. I'm surprised now that I'm back on L...Yes. I'm surprised now that I'm back on Lewis how far some things are behind and yet my daffodils are well and truly over.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-84461484205932535092013-05-06T15:35:14.171+01:002013-05-06T15:35:14.171+01:00What super shoes!
I am glad you had the chance t...What super shoes! <br /><br />I am glad you had the chance to see Spring. It is my favourite time of year and if I were commuting between here and the Antipodes, I would make sure that I could include Spring in routine, and have TWO each year!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91509639881627591262013-05-05T08:53:33.849+01:002013-05-05T08:53:33.849+01:00Glad you got a chance to meet spring :)Glad you got a chance to meet spring :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28407905300348312092013-05-04T21:51:26.752+01:002013-05-04T21:51:26.752+01:00The advantage of the 'stalker' lens is tha...The advantage of the 'stalker' lens is that one is unlikely to be found out but, thanks to Anna asking her, I could use the photos I took close up with the confidence that she was happy with what I as doing. It was a lovely, if cold, day.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89111289363788165302013-05-04T21:38:49.302+01:002013-05-04T21:38:49.302+01:00Virginia I posted on the Conservatory some years a...Virginia I posted on the Conservatory some years ago <a href="http://galenote.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/glasgow-botanic-gardens.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://galenote.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/sculptures-in-kibble-palace.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63781215107864895112013-05-04T21:30:35.478+01:002013-05-04T21:30:35.478+01:00Thanks Meike. It's always good to know other n...Thanks Meike. It's always good to know other names for something. I had to go back and see why it might be called a checker board flower: interesting, I hadn't noticed that before. I've never thought of wearing shoes like that (which probably won't surprise you!) but I, too, thought they looked rather comfortable. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-50750301161162256392013-05-03T22:40:29.968+01:002013-05-03T22:40:29.968+01:00I was having fun imagining you with your stalker l...I was having fun imagining you with your stalker lens being caught taking photos of the woman's shoes. Some might not understand although I think if she could carry off shoes like that she wouldn't object to being photographed. They are as good a tribute to spring as are the beautiful flowers.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67237622805729141232013-05-03T22:37:52.586+01:002013-05-03T22:37:52.586+01:00Glad that you're enjoying the lovely spring fl...Glad that you're enjoying the lovely spring flowers in Glasgow. It's the little things that bring us the most pleasure sometimes.<br />The Tea Room looks like a nice place to have a cuppa after a long stroll through the gardens.<br />The conservatory in the background would have been my first stop.<br />That's an interesting pair of shoes....not for me though.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19493194004330767212013-05-03T16:52:04.730+01:002013-05-03T16:52:04.730+01:00The shoes are wonderful - and look reasonable enou...The shoes are wonderful - and look reasonable enough to be walked in, and even danced in.<br /><br />The flower you call snakes head is called Schachbrettblume (checker board flower) in German. The grape hyacinth is called farmers' boys, because in times long ago, the sons of farmers wore linen shirts dyed just that colour.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-14484489013163736812013-05-03T14:18:12.315+01:002013-05-03T14:18:12.315+01:00It was the colour Potentilla are yellow. I can'...It was the colour Potentilla are yellow. I can't absorb all this stuff....If I plant anything I just remember....GREEN END UP!ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76133425289018069132013-05-03T11:30:43.930+01:002013-05-03T11:30:43.930+01:00Thanks Adrian. You are, of course, correct about ...Thanks Adrian. You are, of course, correct about the plant. Oddly when Anna (who <i>is</i> knowledgeable about garden plants told me it was a potentilla I said that it wasn't like the ones I had in my garden but as I couldn't recall what they looked like and am definitely not knowledgable about these things I just accepted her word for it. When I mentioned what you said she immediately said that you were, of course, correct and she'd just had a momentary aberration. Thanks. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80793948482263913332013-05-03T11:23:44.947+01:002013-05-03T11:23:44.947+01:00Yes Frances you are correct. I really do not like...Yes Frances you are correct. I really do not like this cold, wet weather. I did take a surreptitious photo of the shoes using my very long focus lens but when we got near Anna asked if the wearer would mind if I photographed them and she readily agreed. That's how we got chatting to the party.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45458403581096973792013-05-03T11:12:45.507+01:002013-05-03T11:12:45.507+01:00Have a good trip.
I know little about plants but ...Have a good trip.<br /><br />I know little about plants but think you have posted on image of Fritillary or Snakes Head...Is that the same as Potentilla?ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53135997287580886802013-05-03T11:03:42.351+01:002013-05-03T11:03:42.351+01:00Coward (re the last sentence)!
But welcome home. ...Coward (re the last sentence)!<br /><br />But welcome home. And did the woman know you were photographing her shoes? I just have to know.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.com