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There are so many word and phrases to describe Scottish weather, especially when it's cold, damp and wet. what a surprise. We've pulled together some of our favourite most commonly used Scottish winter words.
Something you get accustomed to in Bangkok at this time of the year is the distant sound of thunder, Mother Nature's way of reminding us of her power and also not to forget the umbrella if we are going out. I emphasise "distant" because the "flash, bang wallop!" thunderclaps directly overhead can be extremely scary and dangerous. But observing thunder and sheet lightning from a comfortable distance can actually be quite relaxing, almost like listening to the timpani tuning up at the Albert Hall.
Alan Riach takes us from Deòrsa mac Iain Deòrsa / George Campbell Hay into the third movement in modern Gaelic poetry with Ruaraidh MacThòmais / Derick Thomson and Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn / Iain Crichton Smith. WHEN he returned from the war, George Campbell Hay recaptured in his poetry the youthful qualities of speed and engagement, in the living terrain of Tarbert and Argyll, its forests and seas. “Seeker, Reaper” is quick and brilliant, a breathless celebration of a motor fishing boat in constant action:
When my gunnel’s worn wi’ raspin’ nets,
and my sides are white wi salt,