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Simply Scottish - Happy Hogmanay - celebrate New Year.

Christmas Pattern

This monument to Sir Walter Scott is located on Princes Street, New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built during 1836-46. The architect was George Meikle Kemp (1795-1844), a joiner who entered the competition under a pseudonym to avoid prejudice; the joiner/architect sadly fell into the Union Canal in the fog and drowned before the work was completed. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro. BEST VIEWED LARGER

This square work depicts architecture in Edinburgh’s New Town, a place I have grown up with, dipping in and out, visits, periods of residence, and in daydreams and memories. Hot, Scottish summers of childhood, tea and buttery scones in venues long gone, errands run, books bought, and buses caught. There is an Athenian timelessness about it, a sense of history and high culture that permeates the sandstone and rock, that whispers from patches of shadow and coolth. Snippets of life, from decades past, and yet Edinburgh remains constant, timeless and beautiful. A great souvenir of Scotland, a perfect gift.

Let Us Love You A Little More Before You Are Not Little Anymore. Cute highland cow sentiment for a new baby, a nursery or a new parent gift.

Many years ago, in childhood, my granny lived near here. In a brief flash of freedom I was allowed to explore the quiet, sleepy crescents that formed a block. The sun soaked into the sand coloured stone, turning it to gold. Railings marked the border of a magical, and alas, forbidden world of private gardens, an enchanted place of immaculate lawns and slopes. I felt the late afternoon sun on my skin, and the cooing of pigeons and fleeting music that murmured around me.

Now you don't have to answer this embarrassing question. Just point to the box that says 'Naw'.

My walk took me further away from the heart of the New Town, past Scotland Street, and Broughton Street, down to an area of secret parks and gardens and streets that seem to have fallen off the grand design, ending suddenly in a wall of railings and trees. A certain austerity creeps in, a Scottish solidity, pure and simple and strong. I admire this block of flats, built of large chunks of stone, with high windows and high ceilings. I marvel at the softness of the colours on the interior walls, little triangles seen from the street. The sky too is pure, blue, deep, cool. I wanted to capture that light, and the golden colours. This work is rich in detail and realism. It is an ideal gift, and a perfect addition to any collection of Scottish...

If you'd rather have a fish supper, this is the design for you.

A small section of the crowd at the 2006 annual Loony Dook in South Queensferry, Scotland. The water, as always, was freezing cold (it is a tributary of the North Sea after all). MORE than 3,000 people turned out to watch a record number of people take part in the annual Loony Dook fund raising spectacle in South Queensferry on New Years' Day. Residents and tourists descended on the town's High Street area well in advance of the mid-day dip to ensure they had a good vantage point. And they were not disappointed. More than 400 hardy (if rather mad) souls took to the water, well ahead of the previous peak of 300-plus. Related shots can be found at: South Queensferry. Best viewed LARGER.

Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr - Scottish Gaelic for Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to your family and friends

It is a clear day, perfect for exploring the outer reaches of Edinburgh's New Town. A warm feeling of belonging, of familiarity bred over decades of visits, since childhood. The incline is steep, and the way meanders, passing opulent and classical buildings. In summer the air is rich with pollen, in winter a tang of wood smoke and a chill that invigorates. I admire the intricate and uniform construction of the buildings, golden and classical.

Where the New Town starts to end and Stockbridge approaches, where the hills are steep and the shadows long, I noticed the beautiful play of light and colour on this golden building. It was a perfect design of symmetry, Georgian, solid, with fan windows over the doors, and built of large blocks of stone. It was a perfect Edinburgh morning, a day of Scottish summer promised and delivered, the air tinged with pine and heather and brine. I wanted to capture that light. The work is rich in colour and in detail, laced with a strong realism and solidity that make it a perfect souvenir of Scotland, an ideal gift.

Black and white photograph of Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.

Edinburgh, Pub on the Corner

A cute tartan Christmas tree with the words we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year! Designed by The Arty apples Limited

To a true Scotsman or Scots expat, December 31st means only one thing - HOGMANAY! A great design to celebrate with those Scottish traditions, Whisky, Shortbread and Black Bun!

The Real Lifesavers

unique hotel at the tip of Scotland blending old and new. The township is John O'Groats

If you spent much time in New Hampshire over the years, you're probably familiar with Mac's Place, the traditional Scottish ale house that called Concord home for right around 45 years. Whether you stopped by for a pint or a Scotch whiskey or the traditional fish supper, Mac's was the place to get yourself a taste of Scotland.

The southern Scottish city of the antipodes - Otepoti Dunedin is, among other things, is a university city. Home to the world's only mainland albatross colony breeding ground. Well worth a visit!

Another great illustration from the renowned artist Paul Cemmick's Crazy Quotes Collection

Bring in the new year with this metallic hogmanay celebratory design. An original design made by MacPean.

The classic debut single

Scottish saying about whisky and the common cold with Campbell tartan. Slainte!

Aztec Camera

1983 album artwork

Highland games Grandfater mountain gathering

"Lang may yer lum reek" - a Scots saying for 'long may your chimney smoke', or to toast to someone's living the longest and healthiest life.

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