An approaching front, from Newton Mearns looking towards Eaglesham. Taken near the school, I was up to photograph a panorama which didn't work out, but saw this on the way home.
I was hanging around the house after a failed trip out this morning getting soaked - when Beccy suggested I take a walk and get a shot of the local Castle. I am foreever thankful for the suggestion. This is a 12 shot monochrome HDR due to the distinct lack of light, it was raining. The flare in the tree is actually from a light not the sun. From Wikipedia: Mearns Castle is a fifteenth-century tower house in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, to the south of Glasgow, Scotland. The castle was built by Herbert, Lord Maxwell, under a royal warrant issued in 1449, and remained with the family until the fifth Lord was required by James VI to deliver it up to the crown. The castle was originally a four-storey rectangular tower, and parts of the original corbelling remain. There is a vaulted basement room, approached from the main entrance. The first-floor hall, which is also vaulted, is approached by a straight mural stair; is has stone window seats, and once had a minstrels’ gallery. The original arched entrance is now walled up. www.jeffmurrayimaging.com
And then there was light. I was home bound though, waiting for parents to collect their children from sleep overs. The kids have had a lovely holiday sharing their times with friends. I was happy to see the sun and capture this little corner of the garden in our new place.
