Happy New Year (and good riddance to the last one...)

[Highlandtiger]

From the snowy Highlands I wish everyone a good new year and much health and happiness. Here’s to a much better 2021 for everyone. Someone was asking what Scots were doing at Hogmanay....well basically sadly nothing this year like most people (very jealous when speaking to my niece in NZ earlier where things are very normal). However Edinburgh Hogmanay have gone online and so instead of the biggest Hogmanay party in the country here are 3 films instead in case anyone is interested. They’ve been made using drones and the choreography is wonderful. Narrated by David Tennant and others they talk of the past, present and future and provide some optimism. I thought some Edinburgh exiles might enjoy them ( SheffieldJane I'm thinking of you but I know there are others) but hopefully others will like them too. Happy New Year all and thanks for all the advice and support.

edinburghshogmanay.com/what...

edinburghshogmanay.com/what...

edinburghshogmanay.com/what...

[alvertta]

We will watch. Both my husband and I have Scottish roots.

[HappyDiamonds]

Beautiful scenery, Happy New Year

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Not Edinburgh, but Scotland here too! Thanks for the links! Was intending to look for them

[HeronNS]

Happy New Year from New Scotland!

[Highlandtiger in reply to HeronNS]

The Nova Scotia flag appeared in my email notification of your reply but not on the actual post for some reason. It really is very very Scottish isn’t it!?

[HeronNS in reply to Highlandtiger]

Nova Scotia was the first British colony to have its own flag issued by royal charter! And in order to create the barons of NS properly they had to be on NS soil, so a tiny patch of soil exists in Edinburgh Castle to this day which was declared to be part of Nova Scotia

[alvertta]

I sent these links to a friend from Edinburgh who is in lockdown in a Burlington Ontario seniors home!! Tears. Thank you. 🙏

[Highlandtiger in reply to alvertta]

Oh, that made me a bit tearful too. I hope your friend enjoyed them. Edinburgh is a hard place to leave. My Mum was born in Ontario so there’s a nice wee bit of symmetry there I think... 💜

[alvertta in reply to Highlandtiger]

Yes she did. As there is covid in her home she has to stay in her room all the time. Lonely. Thank you for sharing.

[Fifegran]

Happy New Year to you from Fife! Yes, saw these on television, Lovely!

[Melti]

Beautiful picture Highlandtiger, and happy Hogmanay

[Kendrew]

Unbelievably beautiful to watch. Happy Hogmanay

[Blairmore]

As newly diagnosed GCA it’s great to hear from someone else in the highlands! Went to bed early (all your good advice) so missed the programme will look forward to catching up tonight we live in a beautiful place. Happy hope filled New Year to you all. Thanks for being there.

[Francesbarbara]

Happy New Year from a fellow Highlander (beautiful walk in the snow on Wed) and to all who contribute and gain so much from this website.

[Horizon12]

Happy New year

[nuigini]

Drone artistry is spellbinding. Thanks for sharing.

[maria40]

Thank you for that. Very moving - Happy New Year!

[SheffieldJane]

Only just reached your post. Wonderful in so many ways. I hope your new year is all that you need it to be. Xx

PS In tears now of course. 😘

[Highlandtiger in reply to SheffieldJane]

Good tears I hope...? I found it quite emotional too. I thought you’d like them. I hope you have a great 2021. You've had a really rough 2020 (even by 2020's pretty awful standards!) and deserve a big dose of good luck. xx 😘

[SheffieldJane in reply to Highlandtiger]

Nostalgic, homesick, proud tears. Thank you 🙏

[Highlandtiger in reply to SheffieldJane]

It’s definitely a hard place to leave....

[Cyclegirl54]

Yes, I saw these . I sent a link to my parents in Fife and they loved the films. Amazing . Wishing you a very Happy New Year.😀

[HeronNS]

Have just had a chance to finish watching these. Wonderful! Thank you so much for posting.