The Forth and Clyde Canal near Temple, Glasgow

I grabbed today's picture of the Forth and Clyde Canal in between heavy showers on my way to the Sports Centre at Temple - a NW district of Glasgow, bounded by Anniesland, Knightswood and Kelvindale. The canal goes back to 1790 and in its heyday it provided a passage for seagoing vessels between the Firth of Forth (in the east) and the Firth of Clyde (in the west) at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. It is 35 miles (56 km) long and has 39 locks.
It was sadly neglected for many years until it began to dawn on the populace that this was a terrific environmental asset. Now it has walkways, cycle paths and all locks are back in order, and it's navigable. This particular stretch comes just after the very busy Temple Road Bridge that takes the traffic out to Bearsden, Milngavie and north to Aberfolye. You can get a glimpse of the Sports Centre's grey roof on left side. I took the picture looking west from the road bridge that leads into a small private housing development that sprang up a few years ago as the area was transformed from an industrial site to an attractive residential area.
There is so much potential for interesting pictures along the canal - the nearby Lock 27 with its pub and outdoor seating, the Kelvin aqueduct and the five Maryhill locks in quick succession. I'll doubtless be revisiting it in the course of the year before or after some fitness training!