Scottish Cross

This Scottish Cross block is in honor of Robert Burns, whose 252nd birthday is today. The day is traditionally celebrated with a formal meal involving haggis and a good deal of whiskey. I'm not fond of either so we're having chicken enchiladas for supper. We may even make root beer floats later. Two other  Burns Night traditions are the playing of bagpipes and reciting Burns' poetry. As I have no pipes (yet), I'll share a snip from "To A Louse, On Seeing One On A Lady's Bonnet At Church," cleaned up a bit so any Yank may read it:

"Oh would some power the small gift give us to see ourselves as others see us.
It would from many a blunder free us, and foolish notion:
What airs in dress and gait would leave us, and even devotion."