Arbroath – Photos by Jez

Arbroath 700 Years on

April 6, 2020April 5, 2020 by Photos by Jez, posted in Photos, scotland

Hi all 😁

Today marks the 700th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath, a letter sent to the Pope on 6th April 1320, declaring Scotland as an independant nation.

Many of us were intending visiting this historic town today to mark the occasion & on Saturday to march for independance for Scotland. With the current global pandemic, all plans were rightly shelved and the march postponed.

I therefore bring Arbroath to you, so we can all be there in spirit, if not in body.

Cloudy Skies — Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge

March 1, 2020March 21, 2020 by Photos by Jez, posted in Challenges, Photos

Hi all 😁 Here’s my entry for CB&W: Clouds

Fleet Dyke — Things in Scots #18

December 18, 2019 by Photos by Jez, posted in Challenges, Daily, Photos, scotland

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 and hear her post), and we’ll be posting mostly daily — Things in Scots (great title eh? 😂).

Fleet dyke (breakwater) is today’s Things in Scots.

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Red Door

October 17, 2019 by Photos by Jez, posted in Challenges, Photos

Hi all 😁 My entry for Norm’s Thursday Doors — Signal Tower Museum, Arbroath.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #65 — Pick a Place

October 4, 2019 by Photos by Jez, posted in Challenges, Photos, scotland

Hi all 😁 and welcome to my entry for this Tina’s challenge — Pick a Place: Arbroath, Scotland.

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Water Water Everywhere Sep 13

September 13, 2019 by Photos by Jez, posted in Challenges, Daily, Photos, Seascape

Lobster boat off Arbroath by Jez Braithwaite — Lobster boat off Arbroath

Is It A Bird or Is It A Plane???

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Photos by Jez, posted in Photos

I often rely on Google Images to find out what something I’ve photographed is; I find it particularly useful for identifying plants and wildlife.

Normally, it’s a very useful tool, but that isn’t always the case. I’d photographed some Herons on my recent trip to Arbroath and wanted to get an idea what type they were. The first image is the shot I uploaded to Google Images, the second is the search result 🤣🤣🤣

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Arbroath in Bloom

September 11, 2019 by Photos by Jez, posted in Flowers, Photos

Hi all 😁 My earlier post for Cee’s Flower of the Day was of a yellow petunia, which was part of the Arbroath in Bloom display. The display consists in part of bikes that have been turned into planters and dotted around the town and harbour. The bikes have been painted, had baskets/panniers added to them which have then been used as planters. I had never seen this before so thought I’d show a few more images of them.

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Butterflies And A Lot Of Dahlias

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by Photos by Jez, posted in Nature, Photos

Whilst taking some photos of the fantastic floral display, mostly dahlias, around the Declaration Of Arbroath statue in Arbroath, a couple of butterflies kept getting in on the action.