TreeSquare: a glimpse through the trees

In my third foray into Becky’s TreeSquare challenge I’m offering you buildings glimpsed through trees. Glasgow University’s tower can be seen from many vantage points throughout the city – above is the view from Thornwood, and below are a couple of shots from Kelvingrove Park.
Another landmark is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, seen here from Glasgow University (with the tulips) and from the bridge on the Kelvin Way.
My final gallery includes Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Kelvinbridge Parish Church, and a rather lovely house in Blanefield, a village just outside Glasgow.

Gartnavel Royal looks a forbidding place, especially with that sweeping landscape behind it! I’m sure it’s lovely though. I do feel like I didn’t have long enough in Scotland, so many places and interesting corners I’ve only discovered virtually.
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It’s a Victorian “lunatic asylum” in origin so it definitely is forbidding in nature.
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Love the tree photos! I kept taking photos of the apple trees at work and putting them on our Instagram until I noticed the top two rows of our profile page were nothing but trees, so I’ve had to give it a break for now. Will probably resume when the apples are ripe though!
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Trees are very photogenic!
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Such pretty photos!
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Thank you!
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These pictures make me want to get back to Glasgow so badly!
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Some day!
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They say that hugging a tree is good for readjusting one’s inner balance.
And reducing stress.
Lovely telling 🙂
Best,
Pat
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Thank you, Pat!
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Pleasure, Anabel.
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This… https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53138178.amp but not the Scottish Highlands…!! My bad. I think I conflated this with a story about turning one of the large Scottish estates back to nature to improve biodiversity.
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Oh yes, I think I read that too. It does make some of the same points about monocultures.
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Trees are wonderful, aren’t they? Was there something in the news about planting trees in the Highlands impacting biodiversity adversely? Sounded both counterintuitive and utterly believable! I’ll see if I can find a link.
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Are you thinking of the mass planting of monoculture fir trees? Often as tax breaks. That certainly did affect biodiversity, but I think nowadays planting is much more likely to be mixed woodland.
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Beautiful glimpses (and reflections)!!
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Thanks Donna!
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Great idea! These photos are all beautiful. The other day I was watching an international news program and one story was from Kelvingrove. I can’t remember what it was about now but I do remember feeling a bit smug because I knew where Kelvingrove was. 🙂
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Thanks! I didn’t realise till I flicked through my iPad how many tree-framed pictures I had. I can’t think what Kelvingrove has been in the news for, I hope it was a good thing.
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I think so.
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I’ve often thought how much trees add to any landscape. Softening features, improving towns and cities; adding mystery to buildings and rooftops half glimpsed sticking out the green maze but not fully revealed; ever changing colours with the various seasons… and that’s without even mentioning any environmental or wildlife benefits.
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They make everything much less stark – though there can be beauty in treeless landscapes too, eg the Outer Hebrides. Stark can be good!
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I always love seeing buildings peeking through trees…
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It can be intriguing.
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My favourite is the three towers of Kelvingrove art gallery but I like the look of the house in the last shot, I think I could live there 🙂
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Me too, but it might be a tad out of my price range!
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Great shots, Anabel! 🙂
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Thanks! Some were even mine 😀.
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Hi Anabel – I love the ones through trees … but fun to see them all – cheers Hilary
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Thanks Hilary!
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Lovely! I want to see it in person.
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Ah, maybe someday you will.
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A Glaswegian showcase – just gorgeous Anabel
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Thanks Becky, glad you like it.
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