…. All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.

J.R.R. Tolkien — Lord of the Rings

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The Brig o’ Balgownie, The River Don in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K. ~ 20 July 2023

This, the oldest standing bridge in Scotland, was said to be: “built by command, and at the expense of, the deceased most invincible prince, Robert Bruce, king of the Kingdom of Scotland.”

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Photography : Original

Painting : by Henry Jackson Simpson
1893-1963