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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This is picture 15 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. While we were in Inverness. my father and I took a trip over to the Clava Cairns – formally called the Balnuaran of Clava – which is a Bronze Age sacred burial site.

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This is picture 14 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. Last summer I finally had the chance to visit Fort George – near Inverness.

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This is picture 13 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. Victoria Street in Edinburgh catches my eye every time I walk across the terrace.

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This is picture 12 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. The Riverside Museum in Glasgow is a source of pride for me as a modern Scot – designed by Zaha Hadid, it is a reminder that Scotland is open to the world.

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This is picture 11 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. You can never have too many phone boxes.

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This is picture 10 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. The paintings inside the National Gallery of Scotland move my spirit.

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This is picture 09 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. The sunset over Edinburgh is the precursor to sleep. My work may be in America. My dreams are always situated somewhere between the the Firth of Forth and the Pentland Hills.

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This is picture 08 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. Behold the Highland Coo! Need I say more?

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