SMILES OF THE WEEK
▼ walk on the wild side
If you can spare five minutes to “stop and smell the roses” this weekend, spend them marvelling at our natural world – by checking out the entries for the National Geographic photography competition. One of the dazzling nominations is pictured above.
▼ droll stroll
...and National Walking Month begins on Tuesday, so what better excuse to sample our country’s embarrassment of riches?
▼ enjoy your stay
Hotels in Scotland are outperforming the rest of the UK, More people opting to see Bonnie Scotland? There’s no place like home...
▼ hairy contest
The Beard and Moustache Competition took place in Somerset last week. We hear it was a hair’s-breadth decision!
▼ happy feet
Grab yourself a partner or be bold and go solo, because today is International Dance Day. Cue the music…
▼ sowing the seeds
This is National Gardening Week. Now all we need is the rain to stay away long enough to let us get outdoors!
▼ stone me
It was the World Stone Stacking Championships in Dunbar last week. We should have entered – we’ve been piling on stones for years.
▼ coining it in
Gold coins worth £80,000 were discovered by cleaners at a home in Perthshire. Beats finding a few coppers down the back of the couch.
▼ spokes man
A grandad is clearing a three-mile stretch of dirt-caked pavement between Edinburgh and West Lothian by hand to make it safe for other bike fans. He must be wheelie tyred now...
▼ extended family
It turns out every Scot has more than 21,000 living relatives. Best start writing your Christmas cards now... we’d love to hear from you: IN10@ SUNDAYPOST.COM. IN10 MAGAZINE, SUNDAY POST, 2 ALBERT SQUARE, DUNDEE DD1 9QJ.