Category Archives: History

A foggy castle

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

I’ve been traveling back down memory lane this week to when we were in Scotland this time last year.  There are soooo many photos that I still have to share with you and eventually I will get to them.  Here … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day and memories sparked by the movie Battleship

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

(This is a repost from 2012 with some editing) Today is Memorial Day;  a day when we here in the states honor and remember those men and women who have served in the various branches of the military and ultimately … Continue reading →

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Chinatown – The Bloody Angle

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

Deep in the heart of Chinatown lies a street with a very violent history which has garnered it the nickname of The Bloody Angle; the deadliest street in American history.  Doyers Street is a very short and narrow street bent … Continue reading →

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2018 – It was a year!

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

The sands of time are winding down and old man 2018 is getting ready to shuffle off to make room for the new baby 2019.  I didn’t get to meet any of you fellow bloggers this year as I have in … Continue reading →

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St. Andrew’s Day

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

Next to St. Andrews Bay and the North Sea in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland lies the remains of the cathedral of St. Andrew, St. Andrews Cathedral.  It was built in 1158 and became the center of the medieval Catholic Church … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile on the A855 – Isle of Skye

Posted on October 25, 2018 by

At the very top of the Isle of Skye and heading towards the Duntulum castle ruins was some beautiful old scenery and a lot of sheep with bits of them scattered about -watch where ye step! The land flows downward … Continue reading →

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Sligachan Bridge and not checking my coordinates

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Before heading off to Scotland I researched every place I wanted to visit and every thing I wanted to photograph.  So when we arrived on the Isle of Skye I was ready – or so I thought.  I let my … Continue reading →

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