It’s time to wrap up our posts on the Scottish Highlands. While our CIE tour included Edinburg and Glasgow, neither related to our focus on the Highlands. I did include some photos from Glasgow in relation to my post on flowers. And today, I will add a few more from both Glasgow and Edinburg. While natural beauty isn’t normally an urban thing, no one has a franchise on weird. It’s found everywhere. Peggy and I always keep an eye out for it! We love quirky. So fasten your seatbelts. Here we go. There is even a story to tie it together… (All of the photos here were taken by Peggy, me, or our Grandson Cody, who had the courage to join us on our tour.)
I need a hug…Hold on sweetie! I’m coming.“Hi, I’m Scottie. If you are looking for quirky, look no further. Nobody has a doghouse like I do. Wait until you see my butt.”“It comes with a great skylight! Ignore the cat.”“That’s disgusting.”“No bones about it.”“I can’t top that! What impact will the skylight butt have on visitors to Scotland!? Will it may make their hair stand up on their heads? Or—horror of horrors— bring out the Gen-Z Stare.”Dog butts are baaad!Really baaaaaaaaaaad!“I can’t stand the embarrassment…”“Bring out the troops! Maybe the tourists will stare at them instead.”“Bad idea. A military solution is not needed here. Replace all the Scottish Terriers with robot dogs. We don’t poop.”“That’s stupid. Leave it to a dog to come up with a dumb idea— even more so, a robot dog operating on AI. The only solution is to replace all of the Scotties in Glasgow with Cool Cats.”“Forget them both. People who visit Scotland are in the moooo’d for quirky, colorful cows…” -Hermione, the Quirky Coo“We even have the decency to cover our rears!”“Besides, with a face as cute as this, people love us.”“No way! Cats rule. Even cats that have been run over by logging trucks.”“What? Wait. Unicorns weren’t even considered! I’m as regal as they come, even if I’m a tad chubby. Plus, we are magical, not carnivorous. Tourists won’t have to worry about us eating them.”“Come on unicorn. Put up your dukes. Put up your dukes!”“Did someone call for a duke? A king is much better! I’ll make the decision on who’s the most quirky. Surprise! It’s me. No one is as wonderfully quirky as I am. I declare this matter closed and myself the winner.”
And thus our tale of far out quirkiness comes to an end, as does our CIE tour of the Scottish Highlands. We hope you’ve enjoyed it. Putting it together and reliving our experience has been a lot of fun for us. (Note: The Scottish Terriers found all over Glasgow were created and eventually auctioned off to raise money for a cancer support charity that provides free practical, emotional, and psychological care across Scotland.)
You are welcome to share your thoughts on who you think is the quirkiest. Next up, we return to Yellowstone for the second of three posts on this national park that draws visitors from all over the world. This time we will feature great scenery, waterfalls, a roaring mountain, a lone buffalo, and, of course, more of hydro-thermal features that the park is famous for. You won’t want to miss it.
Quirky, indeed! My favorite is the bubblegum-blowing cow, although the cat with the boom box and the dog-house made me laugh. Great photo collection!