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This Is My GlasgowIt's officially the first day of Spring 2025, and today I spotted this fully decorated Christmas tree on a balcony in Glasgow! <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/christmastree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#christmastree</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/xmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#xmas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/springequinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springequinox</a>

This Is My GlasgowDoes anyone know the story behind this decorated block (of concrete?) which can be found behind Kelvinbridge Subway Station in Glasgow? I remember reading about it somewhere, but cannot find the source again.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kelvinbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kelvinbridge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sculpture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/publicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publicart</a>

This Is My GlasgowThe weird things you come across in the woods while looking for the abandoned mortuary of a Victorian psychiatric hospital. I'm just glad it didn't start ringing!<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phone</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/abandonedbuildings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abandonedbuildings</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/woods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#woods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowThis made me smile when I spotted it this afternoon in the carpark of the Riverside Museum in Glasgow.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/toystory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toystory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/buzzlightyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buzzlightyear</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/woody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#woody</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/riversidemuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#riversidemuseum</a>

This Is My GlasgowI think my dog has a drinking problem - I threw a ball into the water at Boden Boo Beach in Erskine today, and she came back with this! <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/onlyinglasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlyinglasgow</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/buckfast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buckfast</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/buckie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buckie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/litter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#litter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowIs it just me, or does the gold paint on the spikes of these railings by the Necropolis in Glasgow make them look remarkably like half-peeled bananas? <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ironwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ironwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/necropolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#necropolis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bananas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bananas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/railings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#railings</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowOf all the random things I've come across on the back lanes of Glasgow, this was one of the most unexpected.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ferrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ferrets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/backlanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#backlanes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/garnethill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garnethill</a>

This Is My GlasgowThere are some interesting inhabitants in the trees outside Lorne Street Primary School on the Southside of Glasgow.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/publicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publicart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/birdlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/peoplemakeglasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peoplemakeglasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowSo there's running the Great Scottish Run 10k, and then there's running it wearing giant inflatable animal costumes - Kudos to the Vegan Runners!<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/greatscottishrun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greatscottishrun</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/running" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#running</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/runglasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#runglasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/peoplemakeglasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peoplemakeglasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowI came across this plaque today on Byres Road in the West End of Glasgow. Who knew this was home to the original Wild West? Or that it had such a colourful history? 🤣<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/byresroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#byresroad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glaikit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaikit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhumour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowhumour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wildwestend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildwestend</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fondantfancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fondantfancy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowThis was not something I was expecting to see walking up a street in the Broomhill area of Glasgow this morning about a mile from the nearest pond.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/duck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#duck</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#streetlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mallardducks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mallardducks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowstreetlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowstreetlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/broomhill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#broomhill</a>

This Is My GlasgowPossibly Glasgow's most engimatic piece of grafitti. It's behind an advertising hoarding alongside the Expressway, and originally there was a small pot of mustard balanced on a beam just below it.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/grafitti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grafitti</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/peaceloveandmustard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peaceloveandmustard</a>

This Is My GlasgowSomeone's been having a bit of fun with this tree stump in Victoria Park in Glasgow!<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/victoriapark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#victoriapark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowparks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowFound taped to a lamp post outside Queen's Park in Glasgow ...<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhumour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowhumour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/govanhill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#govanhill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/queenspark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queenspark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowYou find many strange things abandoned outside of Glasgow pubs on a Sunday morning, but this is the first time I've found a piano! Needless to say, someone had been sick on it.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundaymorning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sundaymorning</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/saturdaynightinglasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saturdaynightinglasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/saturdaynight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saturdaynight</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/calton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowpubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowpubs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nightlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nightlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/themorningafter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#themorningafter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/piano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#piano</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/abandonedpiano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abandonedpiano</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#streetlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/peoplemakeglasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peoplemakeglasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowThe Hyndland Paddington changes his clothes with the seasons, and alongside him, you'll usually see postcards sent to him from all over the world. Often these will have been minimally addressed (such as Paddington in the window in Hyndland), but still they get to him. That's fame for you!<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hyndland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hyndland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hyndlandroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hyndlandroad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/paddington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paddington</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/paddingtonbear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paddingtonbear</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowicons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowicons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowThe world-famous Hyndland Paddington standing guard over of the junction of Clarence Drive and Hyndland Road in the west end of Glasgow as he has done every day since 1981Hand-knitted by the flat's owner and one day accidently left this first floor window by a friend's daughter, he rapidly became a local landmark and has been there pretty much ever since. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hyndland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hyndland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hyndlandroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hyndlandroad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/paddington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paddington</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/paddingtonbear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paddingtonbear</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowicons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowicons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

This Is My GlasgowNo Entry Thief, Duke Street, Glasgow.I love it when I stumble across things like this.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dukestreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dukestreet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/noentry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#noentry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/roadsigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roadsigns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#streetart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/grafitti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grafitti</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowstreetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowstreetart</a>

This Is My GlasgowThis has got to be the weirdest addition I've ever seen to a Glasgow tenement. It seems like there's barely enough floor space to stand in it, but at least they've tried to make it blend in!<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowtenements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowtenements</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tenements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tenements</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/homeimprovements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeimprovements</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weirdextensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weirdextensions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/extensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extensions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowarchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowarchitecture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a>

This Is My GlasgowThe latest offering from the Glasgow Penguins on the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow is simply brilliant!<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kelvinwalkway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kelvinwalkway</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/penguins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penguins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowpenguins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowpenguins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#streetart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowstreetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glasgowstreetart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/peoplemakeglasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peoplemakeglasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/penguinsmakeglasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penguinsmakeglasgow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/keepglasgowweird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepglasgowweird</a>

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