Oh, No! Not Again!!

[endlessrarities]

It's Day Two of the Big Freeze 2010 (Part 2 - November).

I'm counting off the journeys, and feeling very relieved when I a) get into work, and b) get home from work.

We had some more light snow last night, but that didn't quite prepare me for the exciting scene that awaited me on the A 737 this morning.  The other carriageway was completely blocked at the slip road from Johnstone by three cars arranged at jaunty angles across both lanes.  Hmm, yes....

And then there was the BMW which tailgated me on the sliproad at Paisley this evening.  Hello!!  Haven't you SEEN the weather forecast??

Okay, rant over.  Happy St Andrews Day, everyone!  Evidently, the Burns Birthplace Museum is opening tomorrow in Alloway, so it's rather appropriate that I've been featuring Alloway in my blog over the last few days.  You'll have to wait for my visit to the Burns Monument, but I think it only right that I feature a monument from Alloway.

It's the Auld Brig o' Doon, which dates back to the 15th century.

 

This is of course the famous bridge where Tam o'Shanter and his horse were pursued by the witches who were dancing in the kirkyard at Alloway Auld Parish Kirk, and where Meg's tail was pulled off....

And I shall leave you now with another iconic view - the Burns Monument, as seen from the Auld Brig o'Doon:-

 

I bet it's looking picturesque in the snow....
 

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

That bridge is magnificent; I've never seen it before. Definitely worth being pulled down from, for the chance just to stand on it!

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

I was lucky to get the photo. The place was mobbed by wedding guests who were celebrating a couple tying the knot at a nearby hostelry!

[treenahasthaal.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!!

I'm the same with the weather! I'm terrified of the roads just now and breathe a sigh of relief when I get to work, and then breathe another when I get home! Awful!!

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Your journey's far worse than mine is just now! I have about 50m of elevation between my current workplace and the home...

I'm glad I'm not having to scale the dizzy heights of Beith!

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

OH gorgeous, thank you so much for sharing these!

I tell you what, when you post such gorgeous stuff about which I've read for years, it just makes my heart yearn to come over and see those sights for myself. *sigh* Maybe someday, before I'm too decrepit to do all the signt-seeing I want to do!

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

We're lucky to live in this neck of the woods. We're just a few hours from the Lake District, from York or Wales, or the Scottish Highlands.

And it's quite handy for airports for occasional continental travel, too.

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

Ok, now you're just being a tease!

If I happen to find a rich guy to marry, I am SO making a trip! Yeah, might as well start buying lottery tickets! *lol*

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's a very elegant bridge.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Remiscent of its virtual contemporary in Dubrovnik that got bombed and then resurrected.

[roaming.livejournal.com]

sooo beautiful! I'm so wanting to be right there.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

No you don't!! It'll be a bit cold and slippery. I wouldn't want to try and scale that bridge in this weather - it's got one heck of an incline and it's all cobbled.

The summertime's a different matter:-)

[writeonq.livejournal.com]

That bridge is made of beauty! Swooooon!

[rymrytr.livejournal.com]

If you haven't read the Poem and/or some of the information regarding, Here it is!

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know that poem alright! We had a wonderful Hallowe'en night at the Writers' Group where instead of reading out our regular WIP's, we took it in turns to read out passages from Tam o'Shanter.

Weel Done, Cutty Sark!!

Thanks for the link - it's nice to be able to click and read rather than go grubbing around amongst the bookshelves. I also like the Malcolm Arnold overture. I had nightmares about the glissando passages as a young teenage French Horn player!!