Red Terrace

The Scots language/the Scots leid:Reid raw.

Vehicle and Gable End

The Scots language/the Scots leid:Vyaachle an hoose-en.

Winnin By

These tenements survived the Second World War. Indeed, they even dodged postwar urban regeneration.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Thir stane-launs survived the Saicant Warld Weer, Atweel, they aiven joukit postweer urban regeneration.

Red Sandstone

Eternal tenements?The Scots language/the Scots leid:Ayebidin stane-launs?

Nature and the Suburbs

Nature is almost everywhere.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Naitur is nar awgates.

Anglo-Scottish Communication

The Moon and the Suburbs

A very long way off.The Scots language/the Scots leid:At the back o the Muin.

Factory, Fences and Trees

Not the tallest but tall enough.The Scots language/the Scots leid:No the heichest but heich eneuch.

A Few Close-Up Photos of Artificial Flowers II

As a sequel to the post before last, here are three more of my attempts at macro photography, although the topmost picture is actually a colour version of an image featured in that other post.

A Few Close-Up Photos of Artificial Flowers

Doos

Reaching the pavement.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Winnin the causey.

The Leaning Tower of Glasgow

The Scots language/the Scots leid:The Heeldin Toor o Glesca.

Blin Oors

When most are asleep.The Scots language/the Scots leid:The blin oors.

Nae Breengin

Off on a journey, sooner or later.The Scots leid/the Scots language:Roadit, suin or syne.

Follow the Yellow Brick Wall

Keep going and you’ll get to the light.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Haud gaun an ye’ll win at the licht.

Relaxing

Not a care in the world – just basking.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Naither cark nor care – juist beekin.

Come Back Tomorrow

They’re finished with hairdressing until tomorrow – no haircuts at night.The Scots language/the Scots leid:They’r feenished o the hair-kaemin tae the morn – nae snods in aboot on the nicht.

Hoose-En

Trading, dumping, decaying.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Treddin, cowpin, muilderin.

Lines Between Us

Messy, neat and mysterious connections.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Grootlie, nate an meesteerious connecks.

Binna Traivellin Eenoo

Don’t walk just now – just tarry a little while.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Dinna traivel the noo – juist bide a wee.

Wunter Fairlie

A winter wonderland outside or just freezing?A day when you huddle together or get a hold of the cold air and enjoy it.The Scots language/the Scots leid:A wunter wunnerlaun ootby or juist jeelie?A day whan ye creep thegither or git cloo o the cauld air an enjey it.

Walin throu Warlds

Choosing from worlds of colour.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Walin amang warlds o colour.

Rowin Smuith

Things are going well.The Scots language/the Scots leid:The bools rowes smuith.

Empire

In the Balance

The Scots language/the Scots leid:On the hing.

Early Christmas

I am extremely impatient – I cannot wait until it’s Christmas.The Scots language/the Scots leid:A winna be held nor tied – A canna wait or it’s Chrissenmass.

Atween an the Feenish

Between now and its finish, round and down it goes.The Scots language/the Scots leid:Atween an the feenish o’t, roon an doon it gangs.

Fowk

Hard men must not harden our hearts. The Scots language/The Scots leid:Sture men maunna steek wir herts.

Photographs from the Paisley Area

Tenements in Paisley, Scotland. Some more tenements in Paisley, Scotland. Just outside Paisley. Mysterious mast in Paisley. Paisley Abbey, trapped in the future.