Holly — Flower of the Day Dec 10

Holly leafs and berries by Jez Braithwaite — Holly leafs and berries

Holly leafs and berries in silvertone by Jez Braithwaite — *Holly leafs and berries* in silvertone

Dainty-lion — Things in Scots #10

Hi all 😁 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? 😂).

The dainty-lion (great name 😁(dandelion)) is today’s Things in Scots. These bright, colourful, wee flooers are also known as: pee-the-bed, pish-the-bed, horse gowan, and what o’clock is it?

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 😁

Windows Round a Square — Monday Window Dec 09

Hi all 😁 My entry for Ludvig’s Monday Window Challenge.

These windows, old and new, all overlook George Square in Glasgow City Centre.

Old Doorways in the Burrell Collection — Photo For The Week #49

Hi all 😁 Here’s my entry for Bren and Ashley’s PFTW challenge: Doors and Doorways.

These old doorways have been incorporated into the architecture of the Burrell Collection Museum.

Cactus Flower — Sunshines Macro Monday #21

Hi all 😁 My entry for Sunshine’s Macro Monday.

Cactus flower by Jez Braithwaite — Cactus flower

Buckie-breer — Things in Scots #9

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 🤣

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Clyde from the Glenlee — Water Water Everywhere #5

Hi all 😁 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

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

Hae a guid week 😁

Fan Of… #45 — Flowering Cacti

Hi all 😁 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.

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