Author: Photos by Jez

  • Buckie-breer — Things in Scots #9

    Buckie-breer — Things in Scots #9

    Hi All ๐Ÿ‘‹ and welcome to December’s project: Things in Scots. This month I am collaborating with my wife, Susan (? follow this link to see her post), and we’ll be posting daily — Things in Scots (great title eh?).

    Buckie-breer (wild rose bush) is today’s Things in Scots. Sorry Bushboy, (? make sure and check out his site!!!) it’s not a cold bucket of breer

    All the Scots words for these posts are taken from The Concise English-Scots Dictionary, by the Scottish National Dictionary Association. The words chosen will be the generally accepted term, but as in all languages there are regional variations, as well as sub-species variations. For example, an owl is generally known as a hoolet in Scots, but an ool in Shetland & the NE. A barn owl is a white hoolet & a long eared owl, a hornnie hoolet.

    As we do these posts, we’re learning as well; so we apologise in advance for any mistakes?

    If any of you out there have a burning desire to know the Scots word for anything, please let us know!

    Hae a guid day

  • Clyde from the Glenlee — Water Water Everywhere #5

    Hi All ๐Ÿ‘‹ Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water will do). See below for how to join the fun

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your WWE blog post in my comment box or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Water Water Everywhere ย or add ย WWE ย tag.

    Hae a guid week ๐Ÿ˜ย

  • Fan Of… #45 — Flowering Cacti

    Fan Of… #45 — Flowering Cacti

    Hi All ๐Ÿ‘‹ Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how to).

    This week’s Fan Of… is flowering cacti. I’ve featured cacti before in the series, but I bought these two the other day and thought they were fully deserving of their own post.

    December 9, 2019
  • Frosty Berries — Flower of the Day Dec 09

    Frosty Berries by Jez Braithwaite
    Frosty berries
    Frosty berries in silvertone
  • Daily flowerโ€” Bouquet

  • Breer — Things in Scots #8

    Breer — Things in Scots #8

    Hi All ๐Ÿ‘‹ and welcome to December’s project: Things in Scots. This month I am collaborating with my December 8, 2019

  • Daily flowerโ€” Vibrant Bouquet