PS Duchess of Hamilton
Following on from my last post about civilised methods of travel. A couple of images of the Paddle Steamer Duchess…
Sometimes…
… I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits. Quote altered slightly and used by A.A. Milne although originally…
Campbeltown Loch
Most folk will know the famous Whisky song but it would appear that few know about the poem by Archibald…
The Wee Train
An old advertising card for the passenger train from Campbeltown to Machrihanish, c1912. What a lovely, unhurried way to travel…
Atmospheric Kilmartin Glen
Kilmartin (Cille Mhàrtainn) an area that is steeped in history and is known as having one of the largest number…
Song Composed in August…
By Robert Burns – 1783 To the Tune: I had a horse, I had nae mair. Now westlin winds and…
Home and love…
Home And Love. Just Home and Love! the words are small Four little letters unto each; And yet you will…
Scart Rock and Jura from Machrihanish…
Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Argyll, Scotland to the North East of Islay. Both can be…
The sea is everything…
“… It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert,…
Campbeltown Loch I wish ye were Whisky
A favourite song from Andy Stewart is definitely worth a post of its own. His 1963 recording of Campbeltown Loch,…
June 2024
A few photos from June 2024.
Happy Solstice
Summer Solstice happens today, Thursday 20 June 2024 at 21.51 BST (20.51 GMT) or 3 minutes to 4 in old…
The Bluebell…
The Bluebell is the sweetest flower That waves in summer air: Its blossoms have the mightiest power To soothe my…
Coronation Exhibition 1911
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Scottish National Exhibition 1911
The Royal Route
Scottish National Exhibition 1911
More adverts from the early 1900’s. From the David Macbrayne Ltd Royal Route Guide of 1911: The year of the…