When in tenerife last year seen this lady….and thought this is the real Mcoy….Mother of all Rasta’s
I Love My Pearly Whites!!!
When i was down in Oz Perth last year I managed to get this photo of a shark…He was an amazing fellow…Very ,Very Frighting!!…With Them Pearly Whites what Majestic Sea Creature…I wonder what he had for Tea???
Deaths and seri…
Deaths and serious assaults have been directly linked to sectarian tensions within the city. Many of these have occurred either before or after Old Firm football matches. The murder in 1996 of Mark Scott, a Celtic fan, by Jason Campbell a Hun, caused outrage, and as a result the anti-sectarianism charity nil by mouth was formed.
In June 2003, after the publication of the Scottish Executive’s Action Plan on Tackling Sectarianism in Scotland,Section 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 was implemented. This set out the situations when a criminal offence was aggravated by religious prejudice.
In 2004 and 2005, sectarian incidents reported to police in Scotland increased by 50% to 440 over 18 months. Scottish Government statistics showed that 64% of the 726 cases in the period were motivated by hatred against Catholics, and by hatred against Protestants in most of the remaining cases (31%).
In the five years before 2011, annually there were between 600 and 700 charges of an offence aggravated by religious prejudice in Scotland.
” Bye Bye My Baby Acorns “
Was looking around the field and came to this Acorn Tree….and a little thought just entered my head!! they way that it had opened it’s self up to let it’s little seed’s out…and my thought was “Mummy Acorn letting her Baby Acorn’s Go ” mother nature at her best!!!
My Only Sunshine
Was doing a little bit of close up or still…the choice is your’s…as we have had so much rain this week this was my only bit of sunshine…that is where the title comes from ” my only sunshine”
A Little Peice Of Aberdeen And “King Robert the Bruce”
Aberdeen was one of the cities to shelter King Robert the Bruce when he was deposed by King Edward I’s army in 1307. The burghers of the city, who had long been under the influence of the English, had pledged their allegiance to The Bruce. Inhabitants of the city also furnished him with large supplies of money and provisions.
In recognition of this Bruce issued the Greater Charter (1319) granting citizens of Aberdeen ownership of his hunting grounds in the Forest of Stocket (now Mid Stocket) in feu.
Coat of Arms
Legend has it that when the Castle of Aberdeen was stormed and the English troops were killed ‘all in one night’ the watchword to initiate the campaign was ‘Bon Accord’, and it is from this massacre that the Coat of Arms originated.
There is some contention as to the origins of the Arms – consisting of a red shield bearing three triple towered castles within the double royal tressure. However, it is widely accepted that these represent the fortifications that from earliest times stood on the three hills (where the city sprang up), namely Castle Hill, the Port or Windmill Hill (Gallowgate) and St Catherine’s Hill (Adelphi).
The double treasure is an honourable augmentation to the Arms and was granted as a recompense for the loyalty of the citizens in their services to the King against the English. The Arms are supported by two leopards and features a scroll with the words ‘Bon Accord’.
The following epigram gives a vivid and rather touching description of the Armorial Bearings:
‘The three-fold Towres the Castle shews regained, From enemies who hit it by force maintained, the leopards which on each hand ye view, The cruel temper of these foes do shew, The Shield and Lilies by the King’s command, As pledges of his great goodwill do stand, The colour calls the blood there shed to mind, Which these proud foes unto their cost did find, And Bon Accord (which doth safely come To Common-Wealth) establisht was at home’.
Bully For You!!
Just playing around with a dart board and darts……doing a little bit of spot mettering……this is looking from the bottom up!!!…hope you like…
” Bad Sun Arising”
As i stay in Aberdeen Scotland we have a lot of Granite Buildings and one of the most comon known is the Marshal College….The other day is was very dark and but dry so i took this photo just as the Sun tried to pop it’s head out….and WOW the shot has come out better than i expected.
On a road to nowhere!!
Found this bike all burnt out…looks like someone stole it and tried to burn the evidence!!!
Deer!! Deer!! Deer!! Me!!
As the song goes Do a Deer a female deer Ray a drop of golden sun…………..this was taking about 200yards just up from the back of my house wildlife at it’s best i would say the DEER family!!!
