This is picture 25 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. I will always admire the dockyard cranes standing along the banks of the River Clyde – a reminder of the pride with which my forebearers contributed to the industrial might of the United Kingdom in days gone past.
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This is picture 24 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. It had been so long since I last visited Glasgow that I decided to spend a few hours on the hop-on, hopp-off tour bus – just to get myself situated again.
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This is picture 23 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. Enjoyed a visit with a cousin who is the maintence man for Lesmahagow High School.
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This is picture 22 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. I enjoyed an afternoon at Ayr Beach with my niece.
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This is picture 21 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. I don’t remember exactly where we were when I snapped this picture. What I know is that for me – this is a Scottish as it gets.
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This is picture 20 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. My Aunt Avril – who was my mother’s older sister – left Dumrfies for New Zealand on the day before I was born. My mom thought of her as we passed by the train station.
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This is picture 19 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. The Burns Monument and Gardens in Ayr is a truly magical place.
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This is picture 18 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. We spent a delightful day in Ayr, Scotland.
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This is picture 17 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. One of my more distince memories of my great grandfather is that talked quite a bit about the Battle of Culloden whenever we visted him in Cradlehall.
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This is picture 16 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. I felt a sense of inner peace as we walked the gardens at Cawdor Castle.
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