Bob Law’s Blog: The Knock: A Small Hill Above Largs
The seaside town of Largs is a popular destination for day trippers, both to the town itself and as a short ferry crossing to the island of Great Cumbrae and its town of Millport. The Small Green Hills That Surround Largs What is less well known however is the quality of the small green hills […]
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
Bob Law’s Blog: Photography and Walks – David Livingstone Centre and River Clyde Walk
A combination of an interesting museum dedicated to the famous explorer and Christian missionary (which can be the sole purpose of your visit) plus a beautiful wild feeling walk along this upper stretch of the River Clyde. The David Livingstone Museum The museum is well worth a visit with scenic grounds, a sizeable car park, […]
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Bob Law’s Walks and Photography: Silverburn to Barrhead
An Enjoyable One Way Walk A couple of months ago I had a very enjoyable walk, one best undertaken by bus or train due to different start and end points and a lack of suitable parking places. I boarded an express bus X8 from Buchanan Bus Station which went directly to the Silverburn Shopping Centre […]
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Tuesday, July 4, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks in Glasgow
Bob Law’s Blog: Cuningar Loop and The River Clyde Walkway.
Walking and Photography I had a recent trip out to Cuningar Loop Park situated between Dalmarnock and Rutherglen. A former area of waste ground located on a large meandering loop of the River Clyde has been transformed into a much needed public park for this inner city area and Dalmarnock itself has been getting a […]
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks
Bob Law’s Blog: Crookston Castle and Pollok – walking and photography
Unlike Edinburgh Castle or Stirling Castle, both of which are very obvious prominent landmarks for visiting tourists to be drawn towards, Glasgow’s last surviving medieval castle within the city boundaries is much more illusive to find. Crookston Castle sits 5 miles to the south west of the city centre and is not as grand or […]
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Friday, April 14, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Bob Law: The Beauty of Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire, probably due to its lack of obvious parking places for casual visitors, does not get as many tourists as its scenic beauty might deserve but over the last five decades it’s been a favourite of mine both for walking and cycling. Bus or train takes you to Nitshill, Barrhead, Neilston, Paisley or Johnstone and […]
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks
Bob Law’s Blog: Isle of Bute – walking and cycling
One of my favourite islands for many decades has been the island of Bute sitting in the Firth of Clyde. It is a green fertile island and although nearby neighbour mountainous Arran draws the eye and is a magnet for adventure seeking walkers and rock climbers Bute usually enjoys better weather, a quieter network of […]
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Monday, January 23, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Bob Law’s Blog: A Cold Snap
November 2022 may have been unseasonably mild but the first two weeks of December 2022 more than made up for that. For ten or more days in a row we had sub zero temperatures during the day falling to between minus five to minus ten degrees even within towns and cities. After a week of […]
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Bob Law’s Blog: An Appreciation of Autumn
(Clydebank Public Park) Public parks and golf courses often have the best autumn colours as trees from around the world were collected in past times and planted here- purely for their decorative appearance and a lot of thought went into it. Not a haphazard effect. Here’s a selection from Autumn 2022: Over the decades my […]
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Thursday, November 3, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks
Bob Law’s Blog: Wood Carving Artworks
Over the past decade, on my travels, I’ve been struck by how elaborate, useful, and eye-catching many benches, outdoor sculptures, and presumably commissioned objects of art have become in recent years. If you work in the medium of pavement or beach art you know with the next high tide or heavy downpour your creation is […]
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
Bob Law’s Blog: The Wonders of Arran
One Scottish island that always stands out for me is Arran. For one thing it has an outstanding, knife edged in places, granite ridge, the domain of hill-walkers, scramblers, and rock climbers. For another it has numerous attractive small villages, scattered like gems on a necklace, all along the circular coastline at handy intervals. […]
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Bob Law’s Blog: Glamaig, Isle of Skye
A Day on Glamaig It’s been at least ten years since we had a hill-walking trip to the Scottish Island of Skye. Previous trips, over many decades of walking and rock climbing, had concentrated on the more jagged and knife edged Black Cuillin ridge line but given Skye’s notoriously fickle weather we still had several […]
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Sunday, July 24, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks
A Walk Around Edinburgh Castle
Luckily I have visited inside Edinburgh Castle before but for a typical family (two adults two children) gaining entry it can be quite pricey, setting you back £50 to £60 pounds for not just the castle but most of the major attractions in that city which is undeniably a top UK tourist attraction. I remembered […]
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Sunday, June 26, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
Bob Law: The Beauty of Holyrood Park in Edinburgh
Many people, visitors from abroad and non Edinburgh Scottish residents alike, are immediately attracted by the looming presence of the ancient volcano of Arthur’s Seat- visible from Princes Street and many other parts of Edinburgh. Bewitched by its rugged yet easily accessible slopes they make a beeline for the summit peak…, stand on top of […]
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
The Beauty of Edinburgh in Spring
Edinburgh is a colourful city at any time of year of course but in spring and early summer it is at its finest. Arthur’s Seat, the ancient volcano that rises above the capital’s main shopping streets gleams with a yellow carpet of gorse, the Botanic gardens burst into life after a grey, cold winter and […]
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law: The Other Ridge on Arran
Walking and Photography: Beinn Bhreac. Mullach Buidhe. Beinn Bharrain For those hill-walkers who have explored and enjoyed the main Arran ridgeline from Beinn Nuis To Sail an Im or Cioch na h Oighe there exists another granite ridge of several peaks on the island of Arran. Granted it took myself and several hill-walking friends 30 […]
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
The Changing Face of Glasgow in 2022
Bob Law: Walks and Photography On a recent trip into Glasgow City Centre I was struck by the number of new buildings that have gone up in the last couple of years. This might be due to the Covid 19 pandemic causing job losses in certain areas and as a compensation more work going into […]
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Thursday, March 3, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law’s Blog: Glasgow City Centre at Night
February, 2022. Visitors to, or residents of, Glasgow are missing out visually if they have never walked along the River Clyde embankment on a clear windless evening. True, like any large city, there is a greater element of risk once night falls, especially along the usually quiet at night waterfront path but you can lessen […]
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Saturday, February 5, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
Bob Law’s Blog: An Unusual Cross Country Ski Day in Glasgow
January, 2022 – Glasgow Several years ago I worked out a good walk, or cross country ski route, in my local area. When we had a snowfall recently, and I had a free day available, I set off for a mini adventure. You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth to explore. […]
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Bob Law’s Blog: North Berwick to Gullane Walk – The Sunshine Coast
Walk and Photography If you live in Glasgow or the west of Scotland it can be a bit of an effort to get over to the east coast beyond Edinburgh but that effort can be worth it. You will find fabulous golden sand beaches, several iconic rocky islands, remarkably different landscapes and architecture, and a […]
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
Bob Law’s Blog: Old Kilpatrick. Lusset Glen to Bowling Walk
An attractive walk or cycle I enjoyed recently took in the villages of Old Kilpatrick and Bowling in West Dunbartonshire. They are in a great situation with the Kilpatrick Hills to the North and the Forth and Clyde Canal to the South. They looked particularly attractive in the Autumn. I parked just above the train […]
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Friday, November 12, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law’s Blog: Walking and Photography Old Kilpatrick and Goldenhill
Clyde Coastal Path This is a walk that many people might not think of doing as I certainly didn’t until very recently but it turned out to be both interesting and varied. It is a section of the Clyde Coastal Path from Old Kilpatrick to Goldenhill in Duntocher with several different possibilities or options. Route one […]
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Thursday, October 14, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
Bob Law’s Blog: Evening Escapades
Walking and Photography Clydebank – Great Western Road – Canal Cycle Path During the last two months of fine weather there have been weekends where I’ve either been too busy or it’s been too hot to enjoy a daytime walk so I’ve been going out in the evenings instead. Spectacular Sunset – Kilpatrick Hills It […]
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Friday, September 3, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
Bob Law: Walks and Photography – Kilpatrick Hills balcony trails
Several walks can be undertaken from the Mount Pleasant/Old Kilpatrick car park situated above Old Kilpatrick not far from the train station which can also be used to arrive at this location as can local bus routes to this area. Most people make a beeline up the tarmac road to the summits around Duncolm, at […]
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law’s Blog: Glennifer Braes Walks
.Glasgow is a lucky city in that it has three very different hill ranges surrounding it. On its northern outskirts the scenic 300 to 400 metre Kilpatrick Hills lie on its western flank. Middle and running eastwards from them the higher Campsie Fells at 400 to 570 metre level on Meikle Bin take over with […]
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Monday, June 21, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law: Gardens of Eden
Walks and Photography Glasgow Parks During our long year of Covid 19 local parks have been more important than ever to escape into especially for people/families without a decent sized garden or those living in flats or tenements. At the moment, in May 2021, many are at their best with tulips, bluebells, azaleas and rhododendrons […]
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Monday, May 24, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks in Glasgow
Bob Law: Walks and Photography – Scotland has some colourful birds
Some Colourful Birds found in Scotland Recently I was looking through some old photographs I had taken of various birds over the years that I had spotted whilst walking in different parts of Scotland. Although New Guinea’s Birds of Paradise are rightly famous we do have some of our own to match – not all […]
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Monday, April 12, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
Bob Law: Walks in Glasgow – Anniesland and Knightswood
Knightswood and Anniesland Surprise A day’s outing with a difference. After several days worth of snow my local area was transformed. A thick, white blanket between four to six inches in depth altered an all too familiar landscape and local walks, worn out, with a full year of Covid 19, to the point of indifference. […]
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Sunday, February 21, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer
Bob Law’s Blog: Glasgow’s Quieter Parks
Glasgow – Quieter Parks and Cityscapes Town and city parks throughout the UK have provided essential green spaces during the last year. Especially during lockdown. They are one place where family members can meet outdoors, children can play in relative safety and folk can exercise. In Scotland at the moment we are restricted to our […]
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law: North Pollok Walk, Glasgow
An Unusual Walk One recent walk I started at the Silverburn Shopping Centre in the middle of Pollok, which may seem a strange place to start a country walk fbut Pollok is full of surprises. It is very green, having once been part of the much larger Pollok estate grounds, a small section of which […]
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Thursday, November 12, 2020 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
