walking to work

on Monday norning it was such a gorgeous day that I felt I had to 'do' something, as I had to go to work for the afternoon I decided to walk there, along the old railway line I use to cycle to work during the summer. a wee sprinkling of snow on the hills.
much like when you drive,the pace of cycling blinds you to the things you notice at a slower pace, this stone bench has 'Gartshores Rest' carved into it. and I've been past it countless times before and never noticed! its a curious thing because Gartshore is at least another four or six miles away.

Railway line flowers

I have done a quick update of names, will be back later to try to fill a few more in, any names you know?

Ajuga reptans - bugle
Eschscholzia californica, californian poppy(possibly not native!!)

Tulbaghia violacea, edible wild garlic, makes great soup!!

Silene dioica, red campion
Geranium , crane's-bill, I am unable to identify which type from a book.

wild garlic again with a red campion


possibly Vicia cracca, tufted vetch (the lilac coloured middle left)
possibly Geum rivale?
Primula veris, cowslip. I was lucky to see this one in flower as they have mostly gone to seed now.
Hyacinthoides non-scripta - bluebell


Symphytum tuberosum - tuberous comfrey
Cytisus scoparius - broom

more green

the old railway line is greening up, this photograph was taken in the morning with the sun streaming in.
dodecatheon

more from yesterday

here it goes under another old railway line
this is at Milton of Campsie, they have filled in the old arch bridge with a kind of 'hobbit' tunnel to walk through, you can see the old station platforms on both sides.
another River Kelvin view nearer Lennoxtown.

on the way home

this is just outside Kirkintilloch on the old railway route I use for cycling to and from work