tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post113038772205933915..comments2023-09-22T10:27:08.895-07:00Comments on Life As I Know It: "On the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond"HistoryGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02670515936852776370noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130475559913657822005-10-27T21:59:00.000-07:002005-10-27T21:59:00.000-07:00No shit Mystic, that's why I now live in Californi...No shit Mystic, that's why I now live in California. Love the pics Spin. I should go check Scotland out as I am presumed to have ancestry there too. As well as Ireland, France, and I could not say what else!P'tit-Louphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771719017447343899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130457094962527862005-10-27T16:51:00.000-07:002005-10-27T16:51:00.000-07:00If you think Scotland is cold come over to Canada ...If you think Scotland is cold come over to Canada Flash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130448598571165652005-10-27T14:29:00.000-07:002005-10-27T14:29:00.000-07:00It was quite the thing several years ago out here....It was quite the thing several years ago out here...but not recently. I'm just a fan of any kind of kilt, as long as it's not too obnoxious.<BR/><BR/>But yeah, it tends to be goth-boys, RenFest guys grown up, or, interestingly, some gay men who are into it.<BR/><BR/>Still, I like the way you think!HistoryGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670515936852776370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130447629665811032005-10-27T14:13:00.000-07:002005-10-27T14:13:00.000-07:00i didn't even look at the pix b/c you mentioned "g...i didn't even look at the pix b/c you mentioned "guy in a utilikilt".<BR/><BR/>I thought only this super-goth scary-punk even-the-Brit-thought-he-was-strange-and-that's-sayin'-something guy on the Purple Line into Evanston even knew that such a thing EXISTED. I, for certain, did NOT, until I saw the aforementioned scaryman on the train.<BR/><BR/>What are they FOR?? Seriously. And whose idea?? Who foresaw a need for a utility garment with a view? Couldn't they just wear a toolbelt and no drawers??<BR/><BR/>As you can see, I am fairly intense about this.GJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088785537045114419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130442553576076372005-10-27T12:49:00.000-07:002005-10-27T12:49:00.000-07:00Those are beautiful photos. Very calming and restf...Those are beautiful photos. Very calming and restful.<BR/><BR/>redred onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11181562821695098147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130436339007279172005-10-27T11:05:00.000-07:002005-10-27T11:05:00.000-07:00ooh how "Jamie and Claire" - haha ;)ooh how "Jamie and Claire" - haha ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130429950350323762005-10-27T09:19:00.000-07:002005-10-27T09:19:00.000-07:00HC - I'm pretty sure that's at Killiecrankie just ...HC - I'm pretty sure that's at Killiecrankie just above the Soldier's Leap, so named because, during the 1st Jacobite rebellion during the battle there a British soldier made a fantastic leap across the river to escape from the Jacobite forces.HistoryGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670515936852776370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130428521369045092005-10-27T08:55:00.000-07:002005-10-27T08:55:00.000-07:00Gorgeous pictures! I loved the third one up from t...Gorgeous pictures! I loved the third one up from the bottom so much it is now my computer's desktop background at work :) Your post and another good thing started off my day right - I took the bus to BART b/c Bee Dragon is sick - AC Tranist has now gone up to $1.75 - the bus driver let everyone ride for free! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130417692918778802005-10-27T05:54:00.000-07:002005-10-27T05:54:00.000-07:00Yeah, Scotland can look pretty but Jesus I feel co...Yeah, Scotland can look pretty but Jesus I feel cold just looking at the pictures.Flashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353325323930520077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130412508270054102005-10-27T04:28:00.000-07:002005-10-27T04:28:00.000-07:00Scotland is absolutely beautiful, I love going up ...Scotland is absolutely beautiful, I love going up there, the Highlands when the heather is out especially, are among some of the prettiest scenery anywhere.Charbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359010677822521068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130400420705839732005-10-27T01:07:00.000-07:002005-10-27T01:07:00.000-07:00I dream someday of making it to England and Scotla...I dream someday of making it to England and Scotland. These photos are beautiful, and the story hilarious! Thanks for sharing them with us. :0)Aravishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766002202567429153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130389459294814302005-10-26T22:04:00.000-07:002005-10-26T22:04:00.000-07:00I thought Scotland was the most beautiful place I ...I thought Scotland was the most beautiful place I had ever seen! The only problem? I was there the summer of 2002-- the summer I broke up with MY B! So I was being melodramatic, heartbroken and introspective the whole time I was there. Then again, maybe that's part of why it is so beautiful in my memory...<BR/><BR/>-hHydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361348356625074872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112235.post-1130388245522683762005-10-26T21:44:00.000-07:002005-10-26T21:44:00.000-07:00And as I look at them again, I realize that I reco...And as I look at them again, I realize that I recognize the first two as being on Skye...2 different views from the front lawn of the B&B we stayed in.<BR/><BR/>And I'll share this little story...it was on that front lawn that I became known as the Destroyer of Pastoral Scenes. You see, when I woke up and looked out the window, I noticed that there were many sheep grazing in the front lawn. So I tossed on some clothes and grabbed my camera. <BR/><BR/>But I learned that sheep are not too fond of overzealous tourists trying to get close to take their picture, and they were soon trotting away. I followed them for awhile, which meant they kept moving even farther down the road.<BR/><BR/>As I was heading back to the B&B, I came upon one of my fellow travelers. "Hey!" she says, "Where are the sheep? I saw them out my window and I wanted to get a picture." I had to admit that my own attempts had chased them away. Hence - Destroyer of Pastoral Scenes.HistoryGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670515936852776370noreply@blogger.com