one of the things I miss living where I now do is – snow
I loved winters in Scotland and Canada for the weeks of deep, deep snow. Here in Brum, we’re lucky to get a few centimeters for a day or two before it melts away so the news this morning that Scotland was expecting 40 days of snow got me reminiscing about past winters in Scotland and wishing I was back home again
Coincidentally, a friend today emailed me a link to this . .
if ye wanna celebrate St Andrew’s Day wi’ some Scottish scran (food). here’s twa recipes fur ye tae try oot . . .
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today being St Andrew’s Day (Andrew being the patron saint of Scotland) gives me the perfect excuse to play a couple of songs that tug at my heart strings . . .
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and . . .
in this TED talk, Alan Watson-Featherstone describes his life’s work to restore Scotland’s ancient Caledonian Forest – ‘a gift for future generations’
In actuality, Andrew Davidson is a carpenter with a degree in filmography who posts his short UK leave-no-trace camping adventures in a series of soothing wilderness videos.
Soft spoken and genial, he uses calming background music and most of his footage is stable rather than bouncing along at the end of a selfie stick. (thank god)
explained firstly in English –
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and now, for comparison, the same video narrated in Scots –
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‘I wish you would use all means at your disposal — films, the web, expeditions, new submarines, a campaign! — to ignite public support for a network of global marine protected areas, hope spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet‘ – Dr. Sylvia Earle 2009 TED
the Argyll coast of western Scotland, and the islands off shore, are the UK’s first Mission Blue Hope Spot
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p.s. be sure to watch the video in full screen mode
Linguistic tour starts at 1:31
I gotta say, Dunc, that little Canadian spud might be more Scottish than thu.
