This year the city of Glasgow celebrates 850 years. “Dear Green Place” is the literal translation of Glasgow from Gaelic. And Glasgow is well known for its many beautiful public parks.
This blog is a celebration of my favourite Glasgow green place - Victoria Park.
A park where I love appreciating nature, and which often serves as a backdrop for jewellery photos.
Stunning metallic purple sterling silver Moon and Star Hoop Earrings highlighted by the contrasting green fir tree.
The glorious green of summer provides a perfect backdrop to these popular Forest Green dangle earrings:
And here’s me positioning a Forest green pendant for a photo, carefully balanced on some bark:
Another of the pendant against a dappled sunlight:
And here are some favourite photos I’ve taken in Victoria Park and nearby Nature Walk during Spring and Summer. I love the array of floral colours and the vibrant greens.
The visual effects of light on nature has long fascinated me.
I love pausing to notice of the details - the more you look the more you see.
No season is exempt from the photo opportunity ...
In fact the morning light in winter can provide excellent clarity - perhaps it’s the reduced glare.
I’ll take a trip to the park with selected pieces of jewellery and for earrings - a steel straw. Getting images of the earrings staying still is quite a challenge!
Archive image above - Limited Edition Moon & Star Sterling Silver Earrings from the Dusky Sky collection a couple of years ago
And below - the vibrant Forest Light Dangle Earrings with a Textured Drop - taken in the Victoria Park Nature Walk during winter. I love how the band of gold across the painted earring is illuminated by the sunlight!
Another archive image of the original larger Moon & Star Hoops (still available on request). I love how the daylight shows the shimmer of the metallic paints! And did you spot the blur of white snow on the ground?
And now some favourite photos I’ve taken in my much loved Victoria Park during Autumn and Winter.
The autumn colours are glorious and the park in frosted winter time is just magical!
So lucky to have a park on my doorstep for relaxation and the added benefit of taking jewellery photos against perfect backdrops.
Thank you Glasgow! And big thanks to the Friends of Victoria Park organisation, who help with tidying the beds, and lots more!
Do you live in Glasgow or have a connection to our “dear green place”?
What’s your favourite Glasgow Park?
What do you especially appreciate about it? Please comment below - it would be great to hear more!
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