The old (or in this case younger) man of the woods.
#ents #thegreenman #FolkloreSunday #silentsunday
The old (or in this case younger) man of the woods.
#ents #thegreenman #FolkloreSunday #silentsunday
I don't know why the Green Man was such a popular motif for Victorian Glasgow, but he can be found all over the place, including this rather stunning example from the City Chambers. Just check out the size of that leafy moustache and the strange creatures lurking in it!
Since my house is really really tiny, I decided to ditch the sofa which was taking most of the living/dining room space. I found this incredible bench at a local antique shop and am totally in love with it. Impractical item for an impractical person. My boy gets a bean bag so he can continue slouching, whereas I will practise my sitting up straight on this. Absolute love it . #history #antique #furniture #thegreenMan #woodCarving #secondHand
I love this arch decorated with images of the Green Man over the entrance to James Miller's 1896 Saint Enoch Underground Station building in central Glasgow.
It's now a coffee house and I wonder how many people going in to get their daily caffeine fix look up and see these wonderful little sculptures as they pass underneath.
The Green Man on a building on Lancaster Terrace in Glasgow.
Representing spring and rebirth, the Green Man appears on a surprisingly large number of buildings in Glasgow, but this foliate version is the best representation of him I've so far found in the city.
The Green Man, a mythological figure who is a symbol of rebirth and spring, over a tenement doorway on Spean Street in Cathcart, Glasgow.
While not common, similar representations of The Green Man can be found on other Glasgow buildings.
#glasgow #thegreenman #architecture #architecturaldetails
#stonecarvings #sculptures #buildings #tenements #glasgowtenements #cathcart #glasgowarchitecture #glasgowbuidings #designdetail
Fear Uaine a' Chas Chaolais, an riochd solas Nollaige agus mu sgaoil sa bhaile.
The Burryman of South Queensferry, as a Christmas light and the man himself on his tour of the town.