All things Scottish
Welcome to my web page dedicated to one of my favorite places...
Scotland
My husband and I spent our 10th wedding anniversary exploring the Scottish highlands, lowlands and the Isle of Skye. I have fallen in love with the country, the people, language, music, history, and of course...the castles!!!
This page will be ever growing and changing. I will do my best to provide a variety of interesting Scottish stuff for you to enjoy. I have included a few castle pictures and a poem for now. Please do not use or reproduce any of my pictures or poem, without my permission. Thanks! Eventually I will add more links, pictures and additional information. Enjoy!
Castle Pictures
to see a larger image, please click on the castle thumbnail
After our trip in '96, inspiration hit me, and I had to write down some of my feelings and emotions about the beauty of Scotland. For those of you who have been there, I'm sure you will agree with what I have written, and maybe it will bring back some fond memories for you. For those of you who have not yet seen this gorgeous country...I hope this gives you the inspiration to go and see it's many charms for yourself.
For years a distant land has called out to me in words unspoken, in it's music and history
So a journey I have taken, across land and sea What once just a dream, becomes a reality for me
Was there such a land, so rugged yet fair a country of beauty with none could compare?
A fairytale land of quiet splendor and majesty With it's knights and princes and famous royalty
With castles and fortress built many years ago of these were the stories I had longed to know
And I stood in awe of the towering Craigeivar and the mightly cliff fortress of brave Dunnottar
I imagined all the people that had stood here before the ones I had read about in books of folklore
As I walked along this garden path so serene I let myself imagine living there as a queen
Or as a young fair maiden, in well-adorned dress whose knight comes to save his damsel in distress
Walking in their footsteps, this home of theirs I share While memories of ones gone still linger in the air
If I could hear the silent echoes of the earth below it would whisper to me of their joys and sorrow
Was this the land that inspired within them so deep a longing for freedom, for it's clansmen to keep?
The earth where I stand has a vivid memory of warfare, bloodshed, and clan loyalty
Young lifeless bodies strewn across Culloden moor was it land or freedom they were fighting for?
As their blood was spilled across this vast plain their names etched in stone is all that remain
Affected by emotion, as the kilted piper plays I wonder how life would have been in those days
This country's charm and beauty I'll keep in my heart and of it's colorful history, I'll have become a part
From Urquhart castle and the deep Loch Ness to the highlands and snow-capped Ben Nevis
From Brodie, Ullapool, and scenic Banchory To Glenfinnan and the roaring Linn O' Dee
The barren Isle of Skye and the town of Portree These are the images that I carry with me
As my journey nears it's end, this I must say to you what I've wished for many years has finally come true
This land of enchantment, I so wanted to explore And the memories I have are with me forevermore
So thank you dear Scotland, for you have made me whole and your lasting beauty I cherish forever in my soul.
copywrite Roberta Schmidt Mar 1996
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Thanks for visiting my Scottish web page. I hope you have enjoyed your visit. If any of you have been to Scotland,I would love to hear about your experience. Or if you are planning a trip in the near future, and want B&B recommendations or have other questions, I would love to hear from you, and I will try to answer any questions you might have. Please return to Please email me at tps914@aol.com