#005: Cairngorms
THE BANKS O'THE DEE I met wi' a man on the banks o' the Dee, And a merrier body I never did see; Though Time had bedrizzled his haffits wi' snaw, An' Fortune had stown his luckpenny awa', Yet never a mortal mair happy could be Than the man that I met on the banks o' the Dee. When young, he had plenty o owsen an' kye A wide wavin' mailin, an' siller forbye; But cauld was his hearth ere his youdith was o'er, An' he delved on the landss he had lairdit before; Yet though beggared his ha' an' deserted his lea, Contented he roamed on the banks o' the Dee. 'Twas heartsome to see the auld body sae gay, As he toddled adoun by the gowany brae, Sae canty, sae crouse, an' sae proof against care; Yet it wasna through riches, it wasna through lear; But I fand out the cause ere I left the sweet Dee - The man was as drunk as a mortal could be! Photography and edit: Koen Tornij Poem: George Outram from 'Lyrics, Legal and Miscellaneous', 1874 Typography: Studio Another Day 2019, A5, 40 pages full color on 115 grams recycled paper, edition of 15.