Happy St Andrew’s Day??????
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Frosty Purple Pansy — Flower of the Day Nov 29
Frosty Purple Pansy 
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Coo — Animals in Scots #28
Hi All 👋 A nice easy one today! Coo (cow).
Other names include: baist, beast, heefer (young cow/heifer), cuddoch. A horned cooo is a hornie, with crooked horns – crummie, with a white face – hawkie, and with a speckled face – fleckie.
Coo 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.
Hae a guid day
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House for an Art Lover #2 — Thursday Doors
Hi All 👋 My entry for Norm’s Thursday Doors is a second visit to House for an Art Lover.
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Bridge of Shadows
Hi All 👋 My entry for Debbie’s Quotation Challenge: “Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty” — Junichiro Tanizaki.
Shadows of the Fourth Road Bridge.
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Cheet — Animals in Scots #27
Hi All 👋 Cheet (cat) is today’s Animals in Scots.
Also known as a cheetie-pussy; an affectionate name is pussy-baudrons. Mew/Miaow is maw, miauve or piteously, waw.
Mirror cat 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.
Hae a guid day
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Those That Made it Possible — Tuesday Photo Challenge: Peace
Hi All 👋 My contribution to Frank’s challenge: Peace.
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Defrosting Purple Primrose — Flower of the Day Nov 28
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Wordless Wednesday Nov 27
Serra Hills, Malibu