i the busses

a mistaen flourish:

chaffie

in the bushes

a mistaken blossom:

chaffinch

in an oot

o the auld postbox:

blue-bonnets

in and out

of the old postbox:

blue-tits

ristin bi the waaterside

unner

a blae sauch-paittrened lift

resting by the riverside

under

a blue willow-patterned sky

pear flourish  -

...an yon tig o reid

on the petals' lips

pear blossom  -

...and that touch of red

on the petals' lips

airlie mornin -

the blinterin licht

o the eesock's breist

early morning  -

the flickering light

of the dippers breast

voar circus  -

tits birl bi  thair neb

on threid-thin sprigs

spring circus  -

tits spin by their beaks

on thread-thin twigs

on a cauld mornin

the birsle

o gean treen

on a cold morning

the warmth

of cherry trees

efter the mawin

a hirplin bummer

heidin fir the gairdener

after the mowing

a limping bee

heading for the gardener

voar scooryin

tae brust oot  -

magnolia's olympic blinkie

spring racing

to burst out  -

magnolia's olympic torch

cailleachs' yoga 

on the strand  -

tiggin taes...seiven muins!

old ladies' yoga

on the beach  -

touching toes..seven moons!

shinders

ower the firth

... bodachs daffin it petanque

shooting-stars

over the estuary 

...old men playing petanque

swaws rowin in

fite-cappit

...maws on the strand

waves rolling in

white-capped

...gulls on the shore

kintra nicht maisic  -

a dug barks, twa dugs bark

thray dugs...

country night music  -

a dog barks, two dogs bark

three dogs..

tropical Isle

fantoush farins

...granfaither blaws on's scoatch bree

tropical island

exotic foods

...granddad blows on his his scotch broth

 a fuffy queue  -

suddently a bairn croons

...smirks spreid

an impatient queue  -

suddenly a  child sings

...smiles spread

stert o the saison  -

in the soomin puil

a lane deuk 

start of the season  -

in the swimming pool

a lone duck 

swans  -

yin snecks sauch twigs

the ither's baggit shiffle

swans  -

one snips willow twigs

the other's pregnant shuffle

maggie

nest biggin  -

gies a haun wi the weedin

magpie

nest building  -

helps with the weeding

frae ma winnock  -

a tod lamps by, an

ambulance stops...it ma yett

from my window  -

a fox lopes past, an

ambulance stops...at my gate

leafless sauchs  -

thair yallaness an oorie

bonnienesss i the weet

leafless willows  -

their yellowness

a strange beauty in the rain