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This blog is to introduce you to my town - Peebles, in the Scottish Borders - just one photo at a time, with perhaps a little description and maybe some history thrown in. I hope you will find it interesting. The title comes from a historical comment made by someone who preferred Peebles to the great and famous cities. I know how they felt. It's always a pleasure to return here however long you've been away.

If you want to make a comment, ask me a question, or merely just want to say "hello, I've dropped in", you can do that by using the comment section below each entry. (Just click on the word COMMENT and follow instructions. ) I'd love to know what you think of what you see of my town.

I don't have an expensive elaborate camera so the photo quality may not be brilliant, but I'd like to think my pics will please you. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks to Mary H for the lovely designs I used for my background, and thanks too to all of you who have chosen to support my blog by becoming "followers".

Tuesday 16 June 2009

Beltane regalia

Some of the Beltane Regalia is on display in a shop window.
There are the burgh standards, the Beltane Queen's throne, crown and cape, trophies of one sort or another, etc. Parts of this festival go back hundreds of years, most of it concerned with the tradition of riding on horseback, as was done in days of old, round the town boundaries to make sure all is well, and that the boundaries have not been encroached upon.

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Thanks fot looking at my photos of Peebles. It is great to read your comments, so thanks for writing!