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Cath Booton's avatar

I visited The Mermaid whilst driving the NC500 , I like the use of the long exposure to highlight her in all her glory

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Lynn Fraser's avatar

Thanks, Cath - she is certainly glorious!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Such a lovely post. I love your otherworldly photo of 'The Mermaid of the North' and the recanting of the tale. I need to add Balintore to my list of places to visit in Scotland.

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Lynn Fraser's avatar

Thank you, Pamela. Let me know if you do plan to visit - I could show you some of my local patch 🙂

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Oooh, thank you Lynn, I will keep that in mind!

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by TS Elliot was one of his first ever (published) poems... maybe the first I don’t recall, but whenever I read a story of a mermaid, no matter the origin I think of the lines...

« I have seen them riding seaward on the waves

Combing the white hair of the waves blown back

When the wind blows the water white and black.

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea

By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown

Till human voices wake us, and we drown. »

Thank you for this enchanting reminder Lynn, living so far from the sea it is rare that I think about a mermaid in any form...

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Lynn Fraser's avatar

That's a beautiful quote, thanks for sharing it Susie. I will look up the poem - poetry isn't something I know much about so always happy to be directed towards poems to be read 🙂

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Lynn Fraser's avatar

Gracias!

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