A Puddock sat by the Lochan's brim. (PiP)

Fabulous capture!

Thank you, William. It was a perfect day for taking a walk in the woods.

Oh dear- I have trouble understanding even part of your link- reading at the same time helps a bit;-)
A lovely place- I like the leaves on top of the ice! You managed the PiP- congrats.-)

The Scots dialect is very difficult, even for someone who is English, to understand, Gudrun. so don't worry. I learned this poem when i was in school, and occasionally recite it as a party piece. Your instructions for the PiP were actually quite easy to follow after a few trials.
I am devastated that Ipernity is going under. There have been many suggestions, but I'm afraid that, unless someone buys the company outright, the show can't go on. I gather you are going back to Flickr. I just don't know what I'll do.

You still have plenty of time to consider what you want to do. At the moment I have only 2 photos at Flickr, just testing the waters there and keeping in touch with other Iper users. There are nearly 300 already in Lutz' group.
Yes I agree, someone would have to buy, which is something I can't see happening- who wants to run a business that doesn't generate enough money?

It's a lovely spot. Nice to come across carvings like that. They sound delightful.

If you hover your mouse over the top left of the photo, you should be able to see an inset of The Puddock, Jean. I assume you understood the poem perfectly, , although it isn't recited well at all. ;-)

Admired in:
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Thank you, William

Eye-catching! :)

Did you like the poetry and the inset, Ian? Just over over the photo with your mouse. ;-)

Inset was fine! - how do you do it? - and I watched/listened to the poetry too. Maybe not National Theatre presentation, but I suspect it's his daily 'tongue'.
Listening jogged memories of reading it at primary school. Incidentally, have you tried Billy Kay's 'Scots, the Mither Tongue'? Very interesting, I thought, both in relation to my childhood speech and to Norwegian.