KAREN’S PICTURE PERFECT
Photographer’s portfolio of summer
Love is in the air!
No, it’s not Valentine’s day and it’s nothing to do with wedding season.
I just love photographing the beautiful sights of our country.
And that is something I have been continuing to do over the summer holidays, which have been packed-full of action with the family.
I spent a day Greenbank Gardens in East Renfrewshire, where I captured a number of exquisite shots.
That included one of the Charles d’Orville Pilkington Jackson statue, ‘Foam,’ which was first exhibited at the Empire Exhibition, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow 1938.
The statue remained in his possession and following his death in 1973, was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland by the Pilkington Jackson Trustee in 1983.
Greenbank Gardens was chosen to display this figure as the National Trust garden property nearest to the site of its original exhibition at
The rockface on the west of the island was painted to represent an Indian’s face...
Bellahouston Park.
A trip to the Convenantors memorial at Eaglesham Parish Church allowed me to capture images of Thomson and Lockhart’s gravestone.
The inscription reads:
“Here lies Gabriel Thomson and Robert Lockhart, who were killed, for owning the Covenanting Testimony, by a part of Highland men and dragoons under the command of Ardencaple, May 1, 1685.
“These men did search through moor and moss
“To find out all that had no pass
“These faithful witnesses were found
“And murdered upon the ground
“This may a standing witness be
“For Presbytery against Prelacy.”
A trip to Edinburgh with the family allowed me a number of opportunities to grab some great shots.
The fantastic, historic architecture and town planning really is something to behold, as is the history and culture of this gorgeous city.
One such example is Greyfriars Bobby.
The Skye Terrier became known in 19th century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he died himself on January 14, 1872.
A short trip to Millport allowed me to find out a little more about Fern Andy.
Situated on the west side of the island, the rockface was painted many years ago to represent an Indian’s face.
It is thought that it was first painted by a local known as Fern Andy who used to sell ferns on the island in the 1920s.
It can be seen from the road, high up on the cliffs on the stretch of road from Fintry Bay to the Hush Hush.
On one of my regular trips into East Kilbride Village, I captured a shot of the Old Parish Church from Glebe Street.
There I also managed to capture a shot of the Bagpipe of Sabah statue, which was presented to HRH the Duke of Edinburgh from the State of Sabah a Sompoton 1989.