January Light: lighthouse
Becky’s January Squares challenge is words ending in light, so you might think lighthouse doesn’t qualify. I was going to include a lighthouse anyway – I like them! – under the category of a special kind of lamplight, then Kaz came up with the concept of guiding-light. Perfect! This guiding–light is on the Firth of Clyde at Port Glasgow. Tomorrow’s post is a variation on the theme.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
Brrrrrr. It looks rather chilly there, but beautiful.
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It was a very cold day in November. Brrr.
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I hope you were warmly wrapped up with layers of thermal undies! 🙂
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But of course!
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This is such a peaceful picture with the lighthouse in the middle of the water. I never saw a lighthouse in the middle of the water before…was it always like that?
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It’s always been like that. There’s another lighthouse on shore – possibly the river channel is shallow here, or there are rocks, and they near an extra beacon for guidance.
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A favourite view.
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One of mine too!
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I’m a fan of lighthouses, and that checkered one is a beauty!
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The beautiful situation helps too!
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Nice shot! I especially like the long rippling reflection in the still water.
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It was a dreary day, but it made for atmospheric photographs.
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Our lighthouse is about 40 klms away and since it is still a working (automatic) lighthouse, we can’t go into it. I would love to go to the top of it – I think the view over the Gulf and back to the town would be fantastic.
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Yes, that sounds good. I find lighthouses fascinating.
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That chequered pattern is quite unique.
Jude
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There’s a similar one nearby. They are unusual.
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Love your composition of your guiding-light 🙂
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It’s a cracker of a subject – I know you are partial to the odd lighthouse!
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Haha, yes I am 😁
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I like lighthouses too, especially those you can go in and up to the top. I like the pattern on the outside of this one, certainly different to the usual red and white horizontal stripes 🙂
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It’s unusual – there’s another lighthouse on land a short distance away, and it’s the same, though taller and thinner.
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Looks chilly, Anabel, but a lovely shot 🙂 🙂
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It was a very cold day in November. Very grey which makes the lighthouse stand out.
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Anabel,
Mary and I like lighthouses, too – very much so. We hope to be able to some time stay in one that has been converted to a B&B. I understand the National Trust rents out some.
Have a great weekend,
Pit
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We once stayed in one that had been turned into a hotel. A very strangely shaped room!
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I love the word “guiding-light,” Anabel. Perfect for a lighthouse. This setting and lighthouse is beautiful!
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It’s somewhere I’ve driven past many times but never stopped to look at before.
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Don’t think I’ve ever seen a lighthouse with such a vivid exterior pattern. It’s a work of art!
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It is, especially with that lovely background.
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hee hee you made me laugh!
Great shot, your guiding-light looks like it is floating on the water
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Gotta break a few rules!
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Exactly that’s what they are there for to be broken and stretched!!
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