Hi All 👋 Two shots of the same flower today; one in black and white and one in normal colour.
(more…)Category: Challenges
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Kinnen — Animals in Scots #7
Hi All 👋 Today it’s the turn of the kinnen (rabbit).
There many other great names for rabbits in Scots; kyunnen (Shetland), bawtie (south). We then move onto pet names: mappie, map-map, moppie, mup-mup; and leprone is a young rabbit.
Kinnen (rabbit) 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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Cars and Some Random Things — Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Blue
Hi All 👋 Here’s my entry for Cee’s Fun Foto challenge: Blue
Apparantly my theme for this week is cars; it wasn’t a conscious decision, it just so happened that the challenges I’ve entered led me this way
Here are the random things!
And finally, a Lapis lazuli pendant bought for me by my awesome wife
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Heather-ask — Animals in Scots #6
Hi All 👋 Today’s Animal in Scots is the Heather-ask (Lizard); also known as a man-keeper, or a dirdie-lochrag in Caithness.
Heather-ask — Lizard 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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Kailworm — Animals in Scots #5
Hi All 👋 Today’s feature of Animals in Scots is this wee beastie — Kailworm (Caterpillar). The kailworm has other names in Scots: caterpeelar, hairy oobit (hairy ones), hairy worm, grannie; a large hairy caterpillar is a hairy grannie.
The one featured below is a green kailworm (of the cabbage butterfly).
Green Kailworm 
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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Cockieleerie — Animals in Scots #4
Hi All 👋 Today’s Animal in Scots is Cockieleerie — Cock.
Cockieleerie — Cock 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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A Conspiracy — Bird of the Day Nov 04
Hi All 👋 These four corbies (ravens) are living up to their group name; a conspiracy. A group of corbies can also be known as an unkindness or a constable, dependant on their behaviour. These four definitely look like they are up to something nefarious!
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Loch Lomond — Water Water Everywhere Nov 04
Hi All 👋 My entry for Granny Shot It’s WWE challenge.
Loch Lomond
