Happy St. Andrews Day!

Today is St. Andrews Day! It’s a celebration of Saint Andrew, Scotland’s official patron saint. It is therefore a delightful national holiday complete with national festivities and lots of ceilidhs…an all-around smashing good time! I am sorely missing the land of the Scots these days (though I am not particularly missing the weather). Check out Google’s ode to the Scots!

In celebration of Scotland’s National Day, I thought I’d post a couple of my favourite images of Bonnie Bonnie Scotland, so you, too, can revel in the glories of such a beautiful place!

This is Eilean Donan Castle. (Thank Mark for the bonnie photos).

And this has to be one of the most beautiful, and perfectly shaped mountains ever, Buachaille Etive Mor. (Thank Mark for the spelling on that one.)

Now let’s all sing together Scotland’s lovely National Anthem, and afterwards, have a pint!

Flower of Scotland

O Flower of Scotland,

When will we see

Your like again

That fought and died for

Your wee bit Hill and Glen

And stood against him

Proud Edward’s army

And sent him homeward

Tae think again

verse 2

The Hills are bare now,

And Autumn leaves

lie thick and still,

O’er land that is lost now,

Which those so dearly held,

That stood against him,

Proud Edward’s Army,

And sent him homeward,

Tae think again.

verse 3

Those days are past now,

And in the past

they must remain,

But we can still rise now,

And be the nation again,

That stood against him,

Proud Edward’s Army,

And sent him homeward,

Tae think again.

Happy St Andrew’s Day, Scotland! I miss you dearly and hope to see your like again soon.

Tagged as: photos, Scotland