Life in Scotland
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Roads
All right, I have been too busy with my new 150-600 to take more pictures of life in Scotland. Hence, I'm putting up pictures taken a few weeks ago, taken with this thread in mind. This is what roads in the Highlands look like. These are no longer single-track roads, we are going a little bigger now. Americans, note that the line in the middle of the road is white, not yellow!
Straight into the landscape.
Falling rocks.
Motorcyclists.
Road to Glen Coe.
All right, I have been too busy with my new 150-600 to take more pictures of life in Scotland. Hence, I'm putting up pictures taken a few weeks ago, taken with this thread in mind. This is what roads in the Highlands look like. These are no longer single-track roads, we are going a little bigger now. Americans, note that the line in the middle of the road is white, not yellow!
Straight into the landscape.
Falling rocks.
Motorcyclists.
Road to Glen Coe.
Regeneration
This is a residential area in Dundee undergoing regeneration. Old council houses are being removed and replaced with family houses.
Council houses belong to our local authority (the city council) and are rented to people who otherwise couldn't afford place of their own. After many years, these apartment blocks have become dilapidated and uneconomical to maintain. Their tenants are moved to other locations, many of them buying their own properties under the 'right to buy' discount scheme.
The old apartment block, with residents already moved and windows boarded up.
Windows are boarded up to stop vandals and squatters getting in.
This is a residential area in Dundee undergoing regeneration. Old council houses are being removed and replaced with family houses.
Council houses belong to our local authority (the city council) and are rented to people who otherwise couldn't afford place of their own. After many years, these apartment blocks have become dilapidated and uneconomical to maintain. Their tenants are moved to other locations, many of them buying their own properties under the 'right to buy' discount scheme.
The old apartment block, with residents already moved and windows boarded up.
Windows are boarded up to stop vandals and squatters getting in.
AC016
Senior Member
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Highland games
There is nothing more Scottish than the Highland Games, held throughout the year in different parts of Scotland. They consist of several events: bagpiping, highland dancing, heavy events and often additional (not traditional) athletic sports like running and cycling. Let's start with these extra events, before we get to more interesting heavy events.
One of the heats of 90-m sprint.
Long distance run.
90 m sprint finish.
One of the longer distances. There is no age limit!
It was this gentleman's 63rd birthday. He arrived last, cheered by the crowd and very happy about it!
There is nothing more Scottish than the Highland Games, held throughout the year in different parts of Scotland. They consist of several events: bagpiping, highland dancing, heavy events and often additional (not traditional) athletic sports like running and cycling. Let's start with these extra events, before we get to more interesting heavy events.
One of the heats of 90-m sprint.
Long distance run.
90 m sprint finish.
One of the longer distances. There is no age limit!
It was this gentleman's 63rd birthday. He arrived last, cheered by the crowd and very happy about it!
Highland games
Weight throw for distance. These things weigh two stones (28 lb, 13 kg) or four stones (56 lb, 25 kg). Very heavy!
Two-stone weight.
Four-stone weight. I'd struggle to lift it off the ground, these guy toss it like little toys. Here, an Icelandic big man does a little warm up before the actual event.
You can see all the effort in his face.
Weight throw for distance. These things weigh two stones (28 lb, 13 kg) or four stones (56 lb, 25 kg). Very heavy!
Two-stone weight.
Four-stone weight. I'd struggle to lift it off the ground, these guy toss it like little toys. Here, an Icelandic big man does a little warm up before the actual event.
You can see all the effort in his face.
Highland games
The most fascinating event, caber tossing. The purpose of the throw is to tip the caber, which is a huge wooden log, over so it lands straight ahead. Competitors are judged on how close the caber lands to 12 o'clock. In the competition I watched there were several athletes (about 8, didn't really count them) and each of them had three attempts. Only one of them manage to turn the caber (twice). The others failed, i.e., the caber did non turn over and came back. It is a very difficult thing to do!
First, the caber is so heavy, that you need two people to help you put it up.
Then, you run...
...as fast as you can...
...and throw!
The most fascinating event, caber tossing. The purpose of the throw is to tip the caber, which is a huge wooden log, over so it lands straight ahead. Competitors are judged on how close the caber lands to 12 o'clock. In the competition I watched there were several athletes (about 8, didn't really count them) and each of them had three attempts. Only one of them manage to turn the caber (twice). The others failed, i.e., the caber did non turn over and came back. It is a very difficult thing to do!
First, the caber is so heavy, that you need two people to help you put it up.
Then, you run...
...as fast as you can...
...and throw!
Excellent! It would be interesting to compare Scottish and Californian Highland Games! Do they also wear kilts in California?
Michael J.
Senior Member
Absolutely perfect thread