Hanger Upper

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Ex arranger and installer of fine art exhibitions. Still an obsessive picture straightener.

Giant bellows lean against a sandstone wall next to a wooden chair. Cambo House, Fife.
A blue painted door in a red sandstone building with faded yellow stencilled ducks.
A square of protective barriers in a park surrounding absolutely nothing
Inflatable tropical island in a shop foyer, now a deflated heap of brightly coloured plastic
A bollard on St Andrews Pier, which looks a bit like an otter, and its shadow, which makes it look a bit like he's pointing
A bench and three cones on a raised concrete platform. Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir
Had to empty the cupboard to get to the big teapot when visitors came. Out came the large stainless steel coffee press, followed by a small stainless steel coffee press in a brown ceramic bowl topped with a yellow silicone egg poacher. Or, if you haven't got your glasses on, mummy coffee press looking proudly at her newly hatched baby sitting in a nest with an eggshell on its head.
A park bench in a temporary railing enclosure. There is a concrete slab and piles of earth, looks like the poor little fella has been trying to dig his way out
Discarded paper plane on a gravel footpath
Ice cream shaped chairs and tables outside Dino's, Helensburgh
Items on the pavement outside a charity shop in Helensburgh. A grey ironing board rests against the wall whilst an inflatable orange cow/horse/giraffe rides a tea trolley
Red triangle warning sign with horse and rider. There's an orange traffic cone on the rider's head, making it look like the equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow. Tighnabruaich.
A black painted male statue on top of a porch, with a bouquet of flowers to cover his, ahem, modesty. Glendaruel.
Small, black painted hut at the side of the road with a hand painted sign saying "FOR SALE JAMS + JELLIES
Building site in Tighnabruaich with metal barriers, site safety notices, rocks, traffic cones and a white paper lampshade
A tree growing in a small, square, brick enclosure in a grassy field, with a traffic cone in the foreground
Road sign pointing to Stromeferry with No Ferry in brackets
A woman walks down St Andrews Pier wearing a long-length cardigan, on which there is a large picture of Frida Kahlo's face positioned right over her bum
Michael and Kacey from Small Prophets looking into a jar
Garage door at the harbour in St Andrews with 3 signs, one of which reads: LOBSTER LOVERS PARKING ONLY. VIOLATORS WILL BE CLAWED TO DEATH
Burnt toast
Oak branch covered in oak apples/oak galls, which look like Maltesers but are probably not as tasty
A horse chestnut bud, newly burst open, with four sets of leaves and a flower spike emerging
An old walking boot nailed to a wooden beam. In the opening of the boot you can see the top of a nest made of moss and leaves with a wren sized hole at the top
Display sheds in Blakemere, Cheshire with signs saying "SHEDS SHEDS SHEDS"
Bread rolls; pale underneath, reddish brown around the middle and almost black on the top
A sign by a gate leading to a café's outdoor seating area which says "Café Sitooterie"
A dry stone wall thickly covered in moss making it look soft and cushiony.
The sun coming through the text on a cafe window casts the word 'cake' onto my friend's hand.
Litter is trapped against a chain link fence as if gazing through prison bars. A Haribo packet looks like it's climbing the fence on it's way to freedom.
Handwritten sign in a shop "Christmas Hurricanes ½ original price"
A pink space hopper sits in a trailer gazing wistfully through the bars
A glass bowl full of brightly coloured liquorice allsort sweets
BBC news report "Scots brace for blizzards as amber snow alerts to take effect" by reporter Mary McCool.
Graffiti (in the true sense of the word) scratched on an old sign that says "HELLO HAVE A NICE DAY!". Backwater Reservoir, Glen Isla.
The tower at Backwater Reservoir, Glen Isla pictured at sunset.
Condensation on a window showing a round outline with the silhouette of three figures
A wooden fingerpost sign at Broughty Ferry beach, pointing down a path through the sand dunes, that says "The Point"
Fallen leaves in browns and yellows looking like a 1970s carpet
An advertising leaflet for Holywell Tea Rooms and Pet Cemetery
A cup of tea in a bright yellow camping mug hides amongst the bright yellow lichen on some coastal rocks
An old music book my Mum got for me from a jumble sale when I was at primary school. "Fifty Songs of Praise, Arranged for Recorders by Freda Dinn"
The tide has come in, covering the bottom of a handrail and causing a perfect reflection in the still water.
Strawberry shaped kiosk for selling strawberries. When the hatch is down the eyes are closed.
A shuttered window in the stone wall of a building. Tiny windows and a door have been added to the shutter.
A café in Settle called "Ye Olde Naked Man Café"
The shadow of a red sitting on a feeder box, eating a nut.
A bumble bee feeds on a thistle flower, lit up in the sunshine
Old, hand painted signs advertising the companies housed within the building. Hard to read as they have been over painted several times, but you can make out the company names "National Utilities Ltd", "Burnett Brothers Merchants" and "National Benefit Assurance Company Ltd".
Bollards on the pier at St Andrews which looks like otters' heads.
A sign in Crinan with a big arrow pointing ahead saying "Disappointment 50m". It then gives directions to the right avoiding someone's property.
A tree that came down in a storm had to be cut as it was blocking the path. A smiley face has been drawn on the cut end.
Ox eye daisies growing in the grass.