Ben Lomond

Half a highrise from Drumchapel, at the very edge of post-industrial Vale of Leven, Highland water laps one of the loveliest of lochs, seen here from Ben Lomond.



Glasgow's local hill: the Fuji-san of West Central Scotland, summer pilgrimage of the tracksuited; seen from vantage points across Glasgow, the beacon Ben Lomond, rising on the other side of pain, disappointment, and loss.



And even if we came in sight of Paradise, what price its sunset without hills?