I didn't do anything of note today. Class, nap (during which I had a
weird dream) and cleaning up. Yesterday, though, I took a long walk through Glasgow, taking pictures for my photography class. I walked through the Botanic Gardens, which are crazy lovely. It's so fun to be here because things are still green outside!
As you can see, it was a completely gorgeous (and very un-Scottish feeling) day. Chilly though. And quite windy. But I'll take it. Much better than today, which has been rainy, cold and dreary. Inside the conservatory is this pretty scene:
A fern garden and a statue of Eve. There are concentric rings inside the garden, which is really fun to walk through. Like being in a rainforest, except no scary bugs. Dotted all along the outer ring were very pretty marble sculptures. Usually I'm not one for sculptures, but I was feeling especially cultured yesterday, and I spent a long time looking at them. And then I went back to being 6 and 000hhh-ahhhhing over the pretty flowers.
Ohhh... pretty. They had an entire greenhouse dedicated to the orchids. Which I could have spent several hours in. It smelled nice, it looked nice, and it was warm. But alas, it was getting dark (at 4 pm... so far that is the only part of Scotland I truly hate. It's so dark! Really makes you appreciate the sunny days.) so I had to get out of there. Before the gardens, I also stopped at Kelvingrove park, which is just down the street from me. I took even more pictures there. I'm so excited to see how they turn out! That's the thing about film cameras... you don't know how the pictures look until you develop them! They could be absolute works of art... or they could all be overexposed and look like dirt smears. I guess I'll find out on Friday and report back. Here is the fountain in Kelvingrove:
Very pretty. I have no idea who made it, what it represents or why it's there. But it sure looks nifty, eh?
As you can see, it was a completely gorgeous (and very un-Scottish feeling) day. Chilly though. And quite windy. But I'll take it. Much better than today, which has been rainy, cold and dreary. Inside the conservatory is this pretty scene:
A fern garden and a statue of Eve. There are concentric rings inside the garden, which is really fun to walk through. Like being in a rainforest, except no scary bugs. Dotted all along the outer ring were very pretty marble sculptures. Usually I'm not one for sculptures, but I was feeling especially cultured yesterday, and I spent a long time looking at them. And then I went back to being 6 and 000hhh-ahhhhing over the pretty flowers. 
Ohhh... pretty. They had an entire greenhouse dedicated to the orchids. Which I could have spent several hours in. It smelled nice, it looked nice, and it was warm. But alas, it was getting dark (at 4 pm... so far that is the only part of Scotland I truly hate. It's so dark! Really makes you appreciate the sunny days.) so I had to get out of there. Before the gardens, I also stopped at Kelvingrove park, which is just down the street from me. I took even more pictures there. I'm so excited to see how they turn out! That's the thing about film cameras... you don't know how the pictures look until you develop them! They could be absolute works of art... or they could all be overexposed and look like dirt smears. I guess I'll find out on Friday and report back. Here is the fountain in Kelvingrove:
Very pretty. I have no idea who made it, what it represents or why it's there. But it sure looks nifty, eh?
Interesting pictures. The orchid is beautiful. Wishing you another interesting week in Scotland
ReplyDeleteI loved the pictures. I can't wait to see what you do in your actual class.
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