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15 Bonnar Street , Bridgeton

Demolished in 1959. Once full of people building lives, sleeping fathers, windae-hingin' wives; greyness, graffiti, grubby children. The space left now seems much too small to have housed them all.... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Feb 17, 2009 at 8:09pm. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Feb. 17, 2009.

A Primary One Trip to the Park

White fluffy clouds in the blue sky The hot yellow sun warms our skin Down on the ground is the green grass We climb to the top of the high ropes We sit on the swing going higher and higher   care... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Jun 11, 2009 at 4:49pm. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Jun. 11, 2009.

Call To The Emigrant

Call To The Emigrant I have a secret to share With my whispers I reach out to you Through your grey Atlantic spindrift wind I have a story to tell Listen to my whip wing words Soar eagle like Hill... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Apr 10, 2009 at 3:38pm. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Apr. 10, 2009.

Clyde Lives

Clyde Lives   Strolling along the wonderful Clyde With a gorgeous woman at my side. The water, like blood, gives the city its life As I clasp the soft hand of my future wife.   The Squinty Bridge s... Continue

Created by Irene Watson Feb 16, 2009 at 12:08pm. Last updated by Irene Watson Feb. 16, 2009.

Even the Wind is Aching to Stay

Even the Wind is Aching to Stay                                    27/5/08  Capo 5 by Thom Urquhart   Intro C  h/o E    Am h/o C p/o C  repeat 4 times C                                          Am ... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Feb 23, 2009 at 11:43am. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Feb. 23, 2009.

I'm Going Back to Scotland

I’m going back to Scotland, the truth I cannot bear That if I die so far away, I’ll not be buried there My heart, it lies among the hills, for all the world to see And I’ll be there - yes, I’ll be ... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Aug 31, 2009 at 10:42am. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Sep. 7, 2009.

Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock is a town whose past can be found at every pavement turn and corner. Its former glory set into its buildings whose power display the heady days of industrial might and world dominion. I... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Mar 11, 2009 at 10:10am. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Mar. 11, 2009.

My Place

Placebook Scotland   Let me take you to my special place.  It’s over the fence from my back garden, past a building site and into a wood.  It’s really nice with all the trees and animals.  There ar... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Mar 30, 2009 at 7:19pm. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Mar. 30, 2009.

My Place As Well

Placebook Scotland   My favourite place is the beach outside my old house at Powfoot.  Let me tell you all about it.   It is beautiful and calm when the sun is out and the sea hardly makes a ripple... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Mar 30, 2009 at 7:22pm. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Mar. 30, 2009.

My Place Too

Placebook Scotland   I will take you to my special place in Scotland.  It is at the beach at Powfoot.  It has lots of hard rocks and there’s lots of soft sand and sometimes when it is cold the wate... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Mar 30, 2009 at 7:21pm. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Mar. 30, 2009.

My Place at the Beach

Placebook Scotland  Sit down and relax.  Let me take you on a journey where my favourite place in Scotland is. It is at Castle Douglas at a huge camping caravan site called Auchenlarie which ove... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Mar 30, 2009 at 7:24pm. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Mar. 30, 2009.

Our Local Shops

 a note from artspace Scotland Limited : A Community Venue: We love the shops that we are based in as it a community venue...sandwiched between the hairdresser and Chinese take away. We are on the... Continue

Created by Irene Watson Jan 6, 2009 at 11:37am. Last updated by Irene Watson Jan. 6, 2009.

Sands of Time

A world of shifting sands Led by the tides Disappearing strandline And broken dune Grains of sand Forming the coast The endless push and tug of the tide By Julia Miflin

Created by Irene Watson Jan 16, 2009 at 12:31pm. Last updated by Irene Watson Jan. 16, 2009.

Tentsmuir

Once I stood upon the deep sea’s door, and thought myself fixed in time and space, imagining my feet to have followed the well worn path upon an anchored and ancient place. And yet the jealous sea ... Continue

Created by Irene Watson Jan 27, 2009 at 9:57am. Last updated by Irene Watson Jan. 27, 2009.

Tentsmuir Point

Tentsmuir Point  Written by Morven , Aged 9 Trees scattering needles everywhere Everlasting sand stretches across the land Never have I felt sand so hard Tough and crunchy under my feet Sun risin... Continue

Created by Irene Watson Jan 16, 2009 at 12:25pm. Last updated by Irene Watson Jan. 16, 2009.

The Beauty of the Loch

Famed in song and steeped in myth and legend the shores of Loch Lomond and the surrounding area play host to many visitors throughout the year. Places are visited, photos taken and wonder expres... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Aug 9, 2009 at 7:02pm. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Aug. 9, 2009.

The Breeze of a Summer's Day

Let me feel the breeze of a summer’s day in Scotland’s wide open skies Where in wonder I can listen to the Oyster Catcher’s eerie cries. Breathe in the scent of wild blossom, heavy in the balmy air... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Jul 9, 2009 at 11:32am. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Jul. 9, 2009.

The Mystery of History

Misty, grey and haunting town,nestling in the Bay , Washed by the North Sea breakers , I wonder what you’d say If your dumb mouths could opened be and giv’n the pow’r of speech What untold tales y... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Feb 26, 2009 at 11:11am. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Feb. 26, 2009.

Thochts O' Rabbie Burns

Tae Rabbie Burns ma thochts aye turn when January nears Tae how he lived an' things he did sae long ago in years An' whit he'd say tae modern day contemporary peers   He'd surely hae a verse or tw... Continue

Created by Placebook Scotland Feb 17, 2009 at 8:12pm. Last updated by Placebook Scotland Feb. 17, 2009.

Winter Solstice

Tonight the wind gnaws And stabs with icy daggers On top of Kinnoull Hill With Perth city Christmas lights Sparkling in the still, twilight air. Across to the meandering Tay And rich tapestry of fa... Continue

Created by Irene Watson Mar 5, 2009 at 5:15pm. Last updated by Irene Watson Mar. 5, 2009.

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