Hi All π 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?).
Gowan (daisy) is today’s Things in Scots. Gowan is the overall general name for daisy’s but there are different names for sub-species.
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Hi All π 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
Hi All π My entry for Ludvig’s Monday Window Challenge.
These windows, old and new, all overlook George Square in Glasgow City Centre.
Hi All π 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.
Hi All π My entry for Sunshine’s Macro Monday.
Hi All π 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
Hi All π 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
Hae a guid week πΒ
Hi All π 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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