Iv'e re-sized them so they won't run over your screens
From the left - Bass Rock, Broughty Ferry Castle and Dumyat
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An ye harm none, do what ye will....
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From the left- Fidra and the view from my kitchen window
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Love the Bass Rock and 4th Bridge AWESOME!!!! thanks for sharing.
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CrazyCruizChick
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Lovely pics how lucky to have a view like that from your window.
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Cool Pics where abouts in Scotland you from i'm in Glasgow :p
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Bill Sikes
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minks;646546 wrote: 4th Bridge AWESOME!!!!
Forth, not "fourth". Nice pics.
Forth, not "fourth". Nice pics.
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Did they ever repair the one which fell down?
Neat photos Chookie, and you have some great scenery to point a camera at.
Neat photos Chookie, and you have some great scenery to point a camera at.
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Bill Sikes;646601 wrote: Forth, not "fourth". Nice pics.
woops that is us over here across the pond we like to drop that U, neighbors, favors, flavor, you know what I mean ahahaha
I am a little red faced mind you hehehehe
woops that is us over here across the pond we like to drop that U, neighbors, favors, flavor, you know what I mean ahahaha
I am a little red faced mind you hehehehe
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Bill Sikes
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minks;646618 wrote: woops that is us over here across the pond we like to drop that U, neighbors, favors, flavor, you know what I mean ahahaha
I didn't know you did it for "fourth"! How do you spell the number "4", then and ?
I didn't know you did it for "fourth"! How do you spell the number "4", then and ?
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I really enjoyed seeing those.
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Nice pictures!
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Ml, I'm currently in Fife.
spot;646611 wrote: Did they ever repair the one which fell down?
Neat photos Chookie, and you have some great scenery to point a camera at.
That was the Tay Railway bridge that fell down. It wasn't repaired, they built another one (in a slightly different place).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Rail_Bridge
But that wasn't the worst of it! I submit for your edification the following:-
The Tay Bridge Disaster by William Topaz McGonnagall*
Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay!
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That ninety lives have been taken away
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.
'Twas about seven o'clock at night,
And the wind it blew with all its might,
And the rain came pouring down,
And the dark clouds seem'd to frown,
And the Demon of the air seem'd to say-
"I'll blow down the Bridge of Tay."
When the train left Edinburgh
The passengers' hearts were light and felt no sorrow,
But Boreas blew a terrific gale,
Which made their hearts for to quail,
And many of the passengers with fear did say-
"I hope God will send us safe across the Bridge of Tay."
But when the train came near to Wormit Bay,
Boreas he did loud and angry bray,
And shook the central girders of the Bridge of Tay
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.
So the train sped on with all its might,
And Bonnie Dundee soon hove in sight,
And the passengers' hearts felt light,
Thinking they would enjoy themselves on the New Year,
With their friends at home they lov'd most dear,
And wish them all a happy New Year.
So the train mov'd slowly along the Bridge of Tay,
Until it was about midway,
Then the central girders with a crash gave way,
And down went the train and passengers into the Tay!
The Storm Fiend did loudly bray,
Because ninety lives had been taken away,
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.
As soon as the catastrophe came to be known
The alarm from mouth to mouth was blown,
And the cry rang out all o'er the town,
Good Heavens! the Tay Bridge is blown down,
And a passenger train from Edinburgh,
Which fill'd all the peoples hearts with sorrow,
And made them for to turn pale,
Because none of the passengers were sav'd to tell the tale
How the disaster happen'd on the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.
It must have been an awful sight,
To witness in the dusky moonlight,
While the Storm Fiend did laugh, and angry did bray,
Along the Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay,
Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay,
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay,
That your central girders would not have given way,
At least many sensible men do say,
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses,
At least many sensible men confesses,
For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed.
*More on him here - http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/
spot;646611 wrote: Did they ever repair the one which fell down?
Neat photos Chookie, and you have some great scenery to point a camera at.
That was the Tay Railway bridge that fell down. It wasn't repaired, they built another one (in a slightly different place).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Rail_Bridge
But that wasn't the worst of it! I submit for your edification the following:-
The Tay Bridge Disaster by William Topaz McGonnagall*
Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay!
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That ninety lives have been taken away
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.
'Twas about seven o'clock at night,
And the wind it blew with all its might,
And the rain came pouring down,
And the dark clouds seem'd to frown,
And the Demon of the air seem'd to say-
"I'll blow down the Bridge of Tay."
When the train left Edinburgh
The passengers' hearts were light and felt no sorrow,
But Boreas blew a terrific gale,
Which made their hearts for to quail,
And many of the passengers with fear did say-
"I hope God will send us safe across the Bridge of Tay."
But when the train came near to Wormit Bay,
Boreas he did loud and angry bray,
And shook the central girders of the Bridge of Tay
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.
So the train sped on with all its might,
And Bonnie Dundee soon hove in sight,
And the passengers' hearts felt light,
Thinking they would enjoy themselves on the New Year,
With their friends at home they lov'd most dear,
And wish them all a happy New Year.
So the train mov'd slowly along the Bridge of Tay,
Until it was about midway,
Then the central girders with a crash gave way,
And down went the train and passengers into the Tay!
The Storm Fiend did loudly bray,
Because ninety lives had been taken away,
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.
As soon as the catastrophe came to be known
The alarm from mouth to mouth was blown,
And the cry rang out all o'er the town,
Good Heavens! the Tay Bridge is blown down,
And a passenger train from Edinburgh,
Which fill'd all the peoples hearts with sorrow,
And made them for to turn pale,
Because none of the passengers were sav'd to tell the tale
How the disaster happen'd on the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.
It must have been an awful sight,
To witness in the dusky moonlight,
While the Storm Fiend did laugh, and angry did bray,
Along the Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay,
Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay,
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay,
That your central girders would not have given way,
At least many sensible men do say,
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses,
At least many sensible men confesses,
For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed.
*More on him here - http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/
An ye harm none, do what ye will....
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Chookie, you may mock me as you will but I not only love McGonnagall's verse, I think he's often a better poet than (for example) Tennyson.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.