IMAGES OF SCOTLAND

I really like this photo that John took of a deer beside a highland loch. Just look at the light behind!

It reminded me of Edwin Landseer's oil paintig of The Monarch in the Glen painted in 1851. I see from Wikipedia that "The painting was eventually purchased by the Pear's soap company and featured in their advertising. It was sold on to John Dewar and Son's distillery and became their trademark before similarly being used by Glenfiddich. The original is now part of the Diageo collection ...."

That pretty well sums up how this painting is preceived as it has been on every tin of shortbread, tea towel, and coffee cup a well as being the brand image of the firms above.

The season for big displays of these biscuit tins is now upon us. A modern example is Marks & Spencer's simple 4 colour tin pictured here.