About 4 - 6 weeks ago I noticed a film crew setting up at the labour club in Saltcoats.

Hi chriso, I'm sure it's a bay laurel with a twisted stem.

Aye Morag there's a wheen o folk oan the boat, numbers vary from what I have googled 3,600 to 4,300 and that's no counting the crew of 1500 + Later on that morning there were some naval activity, high speed craft of different spec passed by, my BIL informed me that this usually indicates that they g...

I had a blether with Harvie Smith on Friday evening about this class photo . He was more than certain that it was taken at the end of term 1961, the class teacher was Mrs/Miss ? Seggie.

Any one know any old wifes tales for blocked ears which is causing me minor discomfort,i have tried olive oil brian , I have never heard of olive oil being used as a home remedy but I do recall warm Almond oil being used. After application, massage into the ear, then hold your nose and try to expel...

Inspired by Susan's topic " doon the watter" I thought I would post this image of Britannia on it's way to Greenock. I appologise for the quality, it was taken at approx 06:15 yesterday morning.

Myopa buccata, a species of Conopid fly, - I found a few on Creeping Willow in early May and a couple on Hawthorn now that it’s come into bloom. iain, just wondering if there were any bibio marci on the Hawthorn, also known as St Mark's fly, it would be the right time of year for their emergence. A...

This being the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo I thought this was interesting. Ensign CHARLES EWART ( 1769 - 23rd May 1846) of the Scots Greys, famous for capturing the regimental eagle of the 45th Regiment of the Line at the Battle of Waterloo was born near Kilmarnock. Reported to be 6'...

I'm almost certain this photo was not in the " saunter roon Stinstin".

What was the rhyme 1 a penny
2 a penny
Hot Cross Buns ?

LP, I take it the pic you posted of the street was just after WW2, perhaps 1945 or 46? peterm1711, I'm not really sure of the date but I tend to think it is later than 45,46. If you look at the wee lad in the foreground, he is shielding his eyes from the sun while looking at the photographer. It ma...

Hughie that surprised me, I had a parochial opinion that the flights were in/out of Glasgow or Edinburgh. Now that you have brought this to my attention it explains those high altitude specks in the sky(weather permitting) with the vapour trail. There was one plane that stopped me in my tracks every...