A Slug on a Wee Spree
Brian, Chief of Clan McSnail, begins his St Andrew's Day celebrations a bit early - St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and this day celebrated on November 30 is an official national day. Brian certainly looks ready to indulge in one of his favourite single malts. As you might expect, he prefers the Islay malts that are heavily peated, such as Ardbeg and Laphroaig. And he is really looking forward to dancing Strip the Hosta at the ceilidh!
In the Scots language, a slug refers to someone who drinks heavily but never appears drunk, while a spree is a noisy and boisterous drinking session.
Something completely bonkers for Macro Mondays theme 'National'.
So what could be more Scottish than a tartan kilt? Using a large magnifying glass on a stand, I managed to make a wee kilt using a small piece of tartan fabric and an iron to do the tiny pleats, rather like microsurgery. My intention had been to use my biggest snail, but it was fast 'asleep' for the winter, so I needed to very carefully cut the kilt down so it would 'fit' a smaller snail using Blu Tack to harmlessly mount it on the shell. I am clearly mad...
Slàinte mhath everyone!
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
A Slug on a Wee Spree
Brian, Chief of Clan McSnail, begins his St Andrew's Day celebrations a bit early - St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and this day celebrated on November 30 is an official national day. Brian certainly looks ready to indulge in one of his favourite single malts. As you might expect, he prefers the Islay malts that are heavily peated, such as Ardbeg and Laphroaig. And he is really looking forward to dancing Strip the Hosta at the ceilidh!
In the Scots language, a slug refers to someone who drinks heavily but never appears drunk, while a spree is a noisy and boisterous drinking session.
Something completely bonkers for Macro Mondays theme 'National'.
So what could be more Scottish than a tartan kilt? Using a large magnifying glass on a stand, I managed to make a wee kilt using a small piece of tartan fabric and an iron to do the tiny pleats, rather like microsurgery. My intention had been to use my biggest snail, but it was fast 'asleep' for the winter, so I needed to very carefully cut the kilt down so it would 'fit' a smaller snail using Blu Tack to harmlessly mount it on the shell. I am clearly mad...
Slàinte mhath everyone!
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.