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Will ye no’ come back again

I am back already, which seems far too soon, and yet I had an immensely splendid time. It felt like more than just a week and I am sure that is due to the extraordinary generosity of my numerous hosts and friends in Scotland and England. I present to you two photographs I took during my recent trip: alas they are both in England, and indeed both in Kent, which is not terribly representative as I covered territory as far up as the choppy white waves of the North Sea and as far down as the White Cliffs of Dover. Above is an action shot of Dover Castle taken from the car, and below is the gatehouse to the cathedral close in Canterbury.

Why no Caledonian pix, you ask? I was simply too busy enjoying the place. Besides, it is a not-widely-known fact that photography does not actually function north of the Tweed. In a mandatory practice originating in a nineteenth-century labour dispute, all photographs smuggled out of Scotland are actually clever reproductions created by a secret guild of gremlins. This ensures both full employment amongst the gremlin population, and their complete separation from the ordinary human world (though a quick glance at the Scottish Labour party might cause one to doubt this is still enforced).

Published at 7:19 pm on Monday 31 March 2008. Categories: Great Britain Journal Photos.
Comments

Andrew,

It was wonderful to see you, and as you say, please do come back soon!

I am similar to you: the more fun I have, the less photos I take…

Can I ask a favour? I thought you might be interested in this:

http://fsspvocations.blogspot.com/

— which a friend and I have been working on. Fr E appears to like it, and I wondered if you might have some people to pass it on to? (You did live here after all! :-D )

Hope you are doing well, and recovered from jet lag!

God bless,
Mark

— Mark 1 Apr 2008 2:16 am

Dear Andrew,

Welcome home. Now that you’ve gone and blown the secrecy surrounding the gremlins you could have explained to your readers the etemology (and angst) behind the terms ‘Highlanders’ and ‘Lowlanders’, even ‘Borderers’ as they’d be delighted to learn it.

The Highlanders bred with the Vikings, hence the great height. The lowlanders bred with the gremlins, hence the lack of height. And the Borderers bred with the collie, hence the great ruffs of hair on the both men’s and women’s chests.

— Mrs. Peperium 1 Apr 2008 2:21 pm
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