They’re goin’ for cheap, only a couple million.
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August 1, 2018
Why don’t you buy yourself a fiefdom, Duncan?
June 12, 2018
Beinn Alligin, and the Northern Lights
been many a long year since I climbed and camped on the braes o’ Scotland’s hills and mountains
videos like this make me yearn for the days of my youth again !
May 13, 2018
‘each-uisge’ – the water-horse
In Scottish mythology the each-uisge is a dangerous shape-changing supernatural creature that haunts Highland lochs and rivers – when on land it can change it’s form to that of a horse, or a handsome man who seduces and impregnates young women (more info here)
this song, however, portrays one such ‘each-uisge’, not as a frightening character, but as a victim – pleading for his human lover to return after she abandoned him with their child, which he cannot take care of . . .
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english translation of the lyrics . . .
I arose early
I arose early –
would that I hadn’t.
I was distressed by
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April 22, 2018
The midges are coming, the midges are coming!
Yes, Scotland, it’s that time of year again. Time to lace up your hiking boots and give blood.
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March 1, 2018
Emma meets Beast from the East
Parts of the UK are currently experiencing some inclement weather – with high winds, plunging temperatures, and heavy snow disrupting services and endangering life
Scotland has been particularly badly hit, with the MET Office issuing a ‘red alert’ advising folk not to travel unless their journey really necessary – http://tinyurl.com/ycfgoz5t
