Burns Night

Tonight being Burns Night marks the End of the Haggis Hunting season.

There is some disagreement as to whether haggi (the plural of haggis) actually have different length legs, but this is thought to be due to disinformation and ‘fake news’ spread by Sassenaches (English people and lowland Scots) who have never ‘bagged a Highland Munro’ (a steep Highland peak) in search of the illusive Highland Haggis. The steeper the peak, the greater the difference in leg length, so in fact you can differentiate between a Highland Haggis, an Island Haggis and a Lowland Haggis, just by looking at the difference in leg length. Some haggis have adapted particularly well to the boggy areas of Scotland having evolved extra long snouts that give them an advantage when bog snorkelling.

Alternatives to Haggis Hunting
For those people, particularly Millennials, who find Haggis hunting distasteful, you may be more interested in watching these hairy little creatures during the Haggis Mating season, which occurs in late summer. You can differentiate between a male Highland Haggis and a female Highland Haggis by the direction in which they run around the hills. Male Haggis run clockwise (left legs longer than right legs) whilst females run anti-clockwise (right legs longer than left). Dusk is also later at this time of year, so allowing more time to watch as they try and align themselves as they run head-on towards each other. A practice chanter can be used to try and entice the wee haggi out of their burrows.

Have a good burns night.

Had dinner with Simon Howie tonight. I'll have a dram later

I had Grants for company last night with tatties and neeps and lots of sauce while watching Ring of Bright Water....Och aye.......
(Talk about getting the right mood..hmphhh...)

I have eaten haggis in the past and it is delicious, but in my old age I’ve gotten picky and dwell too much on what it’s made from.
Enjoy yours, Admin and lolly

I got mine from the Lake District. The poor little mite had flown off course by the strong winds and gales of recent days so it was easy to catch.

Delicious though.....Hmmmmmmmmm.................