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And as well as all the photos on this site,

I have even more photos on my other site: Pbase.com/Rothesay

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frank_1112		11-Dec-2024 19:05
Beautiful gallery

Gerry		28-Mar-2024 10:33
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ZAK On the eve of the 20th anniversary of your first Daily Bute post, I offer you my sincere congratulations on achieving such a significant feat. Requiring dogged determination, you’ve chronicled so much about Bute’s natural beauty, people and events (the everyday, and unusual), taking us all around the island. You’ve created a lasting legacy for the people of Bute and those others, like me, who can only visit occasionally. Thank you so much…

Milan Vogrin		19-Jan-2021 18:46
Nice images!V!

Claudia		15-Aug-2018 13:52
Truly beautiful pictures

carlogalliani		21-Dec-2017 17:59
Great gallery !

exzim		28-Mar-2017 17:45
This is such a great gallery that I can't add anything except to say please keep it going. Voted, and would give it ten votes if I could.

Rafig Gurbanzada		08-Sep-2016 19:10
Rafig Gurbanzada: your imagination and creativity with each photo positively makes me look them again and again.

Guest		23-Jun-2016 10:41
Great photos Zak thanks tam boag australia

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		21-Mar-2016 18:38
Excellent series.VVV Paolo

Sandra Finn nee Strong		13-Mar-2016 14:58
Born and raised on the island and I miss it greatly Your photos has brought back happy memories. I am trying to come for a holiday with my grandson this year. I lived at Ardbeg

Guest		07-Oct-2015 20:21
Still looking for anyone that knew christine black macdonald. She lived ar 64 ballochgoy rd in 1953

ally		12-Sep-2015 14:56
What great pics

albertio		08-Sep-2015 20:45
Hi. Great photos my fave place bute

moebeldana		23-Apr-2015 16:45
Good Photo

lindakarer		09-Apr-2015 17:03
I like it

trento redento		26-Sep-2014 18:44
GALLERY VARIED AND INTERESTING BRAVO -V-

eric		04-Aug-2013 18:09
You did it again zak great photos

carla		27-Jul-2013 16:25
great palm trees

Mairi Miller		19-Jul-2013 03:38
Great photos as always Zac - always make me a little bit homesick, especially when the weather is so good :o)

ailsa		12-Jul-2013 22:25
There's nothing wrong with boat & tractor photos. We DO live on an island, what else do folks expect to see!! Am looking forward to the tractor run photos tomorrow. Bring it on Zak. The thousands of other pics of Bute you've put on here are fantastic.....well done

mo jo		09-Jul-2013 15:59
fabulous photos zac

heather		05-Jul-2013 20:47
hi would like to see more of bute different parts of the island instead of boats and tractors all the time

annie		04-Jul-2013 20:34
hi what great photos you take

debbie		03-Jul-2013 18:38
montague st looks good

ally		03-Jul-2013 07:59
looking forward to running ten k charity run in august

craig		02-Jul-2013 15:28
what a beautifull island

jimbn		02-Jul-2013 11:04
hi love bute photos i love the island and people

blondie		02-Jul-2013 09:09
hi love looking at bute photos

albert		01-Jul-2013 21:35
lovely chips

albert		29-Jun-2013 14:15
hi beautifull photos

Wintermeer		13-Mar-2013 22:38
Really nice gallery, I especially like the one for February the 13th

bill friedlander		16-Jan-2013 21:51
Lovely gallery! Great compositions and subjects! V

moshie		31-Dec-2012 14:23
Hello Zac its 2013 here now and I just brought in the New Year almost back in Rothesay thanks to your great photographs !!Us expats can have a trip back home any time because you do what you do Thank you again. Please pass my regards to the Maitland girls I hope they will have a happy and healthy 2013. Aye Yours Billy Morrison

kcgallery		21-Dec-2012 20:16
Well done!

Giovanni		17-Oct-2012 18:43
You live in a very beautiful place. Thank you for sharing a little daily bit with us.

carol lassey		17-Apr-2012 21:56
Looking for any Grant family members, 21 columnshill rd, family home from the 1930s father Donald mum Annie

Lampridis Dimitris		27-Mar-2012 15:16
Amazing collection *****

Alan		23-Nov-2011 21:59
Hi Cheryl!

Guest		01-Oct-2011 10:25
I loved spending time visiting your daily Bute! So beautiful. It tugs at my heartstrings and I would love to visit it for real! Thank you for the great photos.

seona grant		29-Sep-2011 22:26
does anyone know ristine black macdonald she was probably born around 1933 and lived with her grandparents at 64 balloghgoy rd.any relatives of hers around. i spent many summers in rothesay how about her cousin margaret whom i think lived on serpentine road please check around i am her daughter my address is 610 E23St.#3, hibbing minnesota 55746 my phone is 2189662689 thanks

Ann Cleeves		22-Sep-2011 19:59
Super galleries with lots of beautiful images. A great catalogue of many various aspects of life on Bute. Very enjoyable.

seona grant		08-Aug-2011 18:43
if you know or knew christine black macdonald please contact me i was born on rothesay my e mail is seona.grant@yahoo.com

Alexander Kazakov		01-Jul-2011 13:03
Vonderful gallery! V

Vince and Sue		27-Apr-2011 19:11
Absolutely beautiful! Some look like paintings!

katjas		14-Apr-2011 17:11
nice gallery! V

Guest		30-Jan-2011 11:19
Hi Zak, Please say `G`day`to my brother Charlie next time you give him a wave.The weather at the ploughing 29/01/11 looks better than our 39C in southern NSW. Thanks for the great pics, Isabel

Lynne		28-Jan-2011 22:11
I have enjoyed looking at the photos of Rothesay. My sister and I went to Rothesay Academy for a couple of years and we used to live in Albany Terrace next door to the once Rev Fulton opposite the pier. I was only 10 then and now 2, but that house always brings me fond memories as I used to go and walk to Rothesay Pier to meet my Dad who was on HMS Adamant. Wish I could return to that house, but now living in Devon.

Coleen Perilloux Landry		23-Jan-2011 03:20
We have a Scottish group playing wonderful music for us this weekend in New Orleans. I have enjoyed all of these photos shown. Thank you for educating us.

Guest		20-Jan-2011 18:01
Beautiful collection! -V-

Helen		31-Dec-2010 21:46
Thanks for all the lovely photos. They bring a little bit of the island to us in Glasgow every day. Hope to be there again before too long. A Happy New Year to all.

wendy		12-Nov-2010 12:55
Zak, Many Thanks for the wonderful pics.Vist every year and your photos bring back happy days.

Billy Anderson		05-Aug-2010 14:46
I noticed a message form an old flat of mine Cheryl McLennan and was glad to hear she was alive and kicking downunder !!! Cheryl had spirit in abundance when I first met her at Napier College Edinburgh and although no longer residing in Rothesay she is a credit to the town and to Bute and obviviously still very much cares about her home surroundings. From an old friend and admirer Billy Anderson anderson52glen@aol.com

Cheryl McLennan		30-Jul-2010 01:20
Hi Zak I was born and bred in Rothesay and your card was given to me by Jessmay when I visited her fruit shop last week while on holiday. I have only been home twice in 28 years but I think about Bute every day. You have really helped with my homesickness because I can now visit every day from my computer in Sydney and I no longer feel so isolated. Bute is BEAUTIFUL and I am very proud and excited that one day in the not too distant future, I will be able to call it my "home" again. Thank you for sharing your wonderful pictures, they are a credit to you and the island. Cheryl :)

Pieter Bos		22-Jul-2010 18:01
Great gallery

Guest WA		15-May-2010 01:52
Come back Zak. Hope all is OK.

joseantonio		22-Apr-2010 16:55
Excellent pictures. I didn´t know Bute and now I love it a little

Michelle		19-Mar-2010 16:24
class pictures. I wish i was in rothesay now as i live in northern ireland

Guest		15-Jan-2010 23:30
Fabulous stuff Zak, I too was born and bred in Rothesay, left 30yrs ago. Visit regularly. Now reside in South East England. Your photos give me a lump in my throat. Ronald Beck.

billy morrison		14-Nov-2009 19:09
Thank you Zac. Your photographs are special. They bring me back to Bute and many happy memories, Would love to contact any old friends who may remeber me Thanks again

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		27-Oct-2009 19:00
very excellent pics! My vote! Paolo

chris kirkland		06-Oct-2009 09:44
hi zak your pic,s are fantastic having lived on bute for 10 years bring back such happy memories have been back to visit this year and had a great time with my friends anna and brian as if i,d never left keep up the good work chris

Donald McGhee		08-Aug-2009 19:38
The photos of Bute are absolutely fantastic and what a great idea to do this and give us folk that once lived and loved the island a chance to look back and see the places we once went to and enjoyed. I am a regular visitor to the site and my wife, who is a Kiwi and lived there with me for a while also says the same about your great site.We have been back in NZ for many years, but nothing compares to the variety of sights on Bute. Thank you so much.

Heather		09-Jun-2009 06:25
Hi Zack LUV the pic. of the `Stripey dingy`,this boat also features on a book cover,...........Her name is `FECKIN HULL`, and she,s mine!!! Lol You should see her `Big Sister`,she was in Rothesay Harbour end of May

Chris Sofopoulos		05-May-2009 18:57
It seems so beautiful! I always liked England and Scotland. I have been in Scotland but not in the isle of Bute. Maybe in one moment. Very nice photos and beautiful place to visit and to live. v

margaret mills		02-May-2009 08:24
margaret had great times in rothesay moved away 35 years ago had good times with mary spears and thomas doornbosch

cdstumm		24-Mar-2009 23:43
Zak, your pics of Bute are superb. I used to go there as a kid twice a year between 1981-1986 and haven't been there since (shame on me). Bute is a beautiful island and I have so many fond memories of Scalpsie Bay, the cream meringues at Ettrick Bay cafe, the lovely walks and Zavaroni's fish & chips. If the sun's shining you can't beat Bute and your pics bring back all the memories. I intend on going back this year or next as it's one of those places I have to revisit. Keep up the excellent work.

Gerrit Happe		05-Mar-2009 18:19
"Butefull"gallery. I visit Bute every year since 2000 when I got married on the isle,therefore i'm a daily visitor

Guest		24-Feb-2009 19:41
very Beautiful gallery

Caz		19-Feb-2009 23:14
Hi Zak i love you work have you every taken pictures of east princess st in the snow from up on the hill over on the old academy side? I saw one in butes pictures window but i didnt have the chance to buy it, and i would love a photo like that

T.Doornbosch		18-Feb-2009 00:17
Thank for the nice pictures of Bute.We are loocking on your site every week.exuse my english. Thanks and keep up the good work. Thomas Doornbosch and Mary Spears

Guest		24-Oct-2008 18:20
Wonderful gallery

Guest		24-Aug-2008 19:06
originally from the island, still have property , family and a resturant there. home very now and then - great site and lovely pics sonya b

mary		25-Jun-2008 17:40
Zak, your pics they are great i am a brandane so i just love your pics keep up the good work, i love going back to my beautiful spiritual home it allways calls me back to tell me something.

ally denham		29-May-2008 11:47
zak , your site is terrific , i come over too bute as often as i can to go walking and to take photos. any chance of meeting up one day to go on a shoot?, your photos of 23may of the relaunch of the aeoulus, the following night i was at troon taking photos and one of the boats tied up was the same aeolus looking great with its new paint job.

Guest		23-May-2008 18:09
looking for ,julia tate. this is seona grant. i am finally well again and am ready to contact christine via margaret. i don't have a computer so could you please write me at 233 1st. ave. north, kelly lake, minnesota, usa. was the house on serpentint road that was for sale margarets'? anyway, i am ready to call or write if you have an address. hope this finds you well, seona grant

guest1		12-Apr-2008 21:58
im moving back to bute soon and bringing my bf with me i even managed to show him where we would be living( via your photos) so he can get his bearings before we move across.my kids are excited about moving back home.thanks for the photos great to know the island is still beautiful and going through redevelopment.

Guest		11-Apr-2008 06:46
My husband Alistair Macgregor was born and raised on Bute His dad had a newsagent shop at 60 HIgh Street We love the island and try to get there every year for a short visit with Step mom Its a lovely place Enjoy the photos Keep up the good work

Dudy Tuchfeld		24-Mar-2008 21:18
wonderful gallery

alan		21-Mar-2008 22:37
Is a resident of Bute called a Brandane?

alan		21-Mar-2008 22:33
Next time you are out taking snaps can you take one of Eastlands farm on Canada hill please,we used to stay there in the seventies when the cottage was divided into two.I believe it has been converted and renovated now? Cheers Alan

Karen		21-Feb-2008 19:37
Thank you for taking the time to take these great shots and post them!! My ancestores were from Rothesay and I hope to visit there soon. Karen Michigan

Guest		30-Jan-2008 22:13
Jackie and George Ireland.Visited Bute four years ago, beautiful place, got a rich cousin living there, we will be back.

Guest		31-Dec-2007 12:40
HELEN SA This is magical will visit here often thankyou.

Fiona Stewart		07-Nov-2007 20:27
Grew up on Bute and hae been living in the Snowy Mountains, NSW, Australia for a few years now. The sight is fantastic and makes me smile when I feel a bit homesick! Keep up the good work!

Sandi Whitteker		30-Oct-2007 17:59
Wonderful Scotland. Cried when I had to leave. Great pics!

willie walker		09-Aug-2007 16:23
hey you got me in the demolition fotos ... hats off to you .

Mairi		04-Jul-2007 05:19
Brilliant. Since finding this website I'm hooked! Lived in Rothesay all my life and just moved to New Zealand. Love looking back at photo's and catching the Daily Bute pictures. Some stunning photo's and keeping the memories alive - keep up the good work Zak. Mairi Beaton, NZ

Guest		02-Jul-2007 20:41
Ohhh I love Scotland. great collection.

Guest		27-Jun-2007 04:40
So lovely to see such beautiful views of such a special island. It has been a nostalgic journey of childhood memories. Well done and hope you keep this going. Pat Blacker (nee Sinclair) Perth Australia

Guest		24-Jun-2007 21:45
zak will u get a pic of the ritz please now its turnin in 2 the new rain nytclub ta x

ZARA (GUEST)		11-Jun-2007 16:41
A BIG THANKYOU ZAC FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GO OUT TO KINGARTH AND TAKING THE PHOTOS OF BAREFIELD FARM IT IS WELL AND TRULY ABANDONED APART FROM THE HAYSHED THAT IS BEING USED FOR STORAGE MY HUSBANDS FAMILY WERE THE LAST TENANTS ON THE FARM AND MOVED OUT IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND THANKS TO (DA C DAD FOR REPLYING MY HUSBAND WILL CERTAINLY KNOW YOU ROTHESAY FOLKS ) THANKS AGAIN ZAC WE ARE WELL PLEASED AT SEEING IT AGAIN EXCELLENT PICTURES AS USUAL

DA C DAD		09-Jun-2007 20:54
re the guest whos husband used to live at barefield- i also have family who used to live at barefield. two weeks ago i was helping do the silage in the fields at barefield and the steading and house is in a bit of a state

GUEST		09-May-2007 00:45
ALTHOUGH IM NOT A MEMBER, IM ON THIS SITE ON A DAILY BASIS I LOVE LOOKING AT ALL THE GREAT PICTURES AND GETTING A TOUR OF THE ISLAND MY HUSBANDS FAMILY RESIDE IN ROTHESAY,IF YOU PASS BY BAREFIELD FARM KINGARTH ZAC TAKE A PHOTO OF IT (SUPPOSED TO BE DERELICT NOW )AS MY HUSBAND USED TO LIVE THERE A LONG TIME AGO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW, NOT BEEN ON THE ISLAND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. GREAT PHOTOS THANKS

Guest		14-Jan-2007 19:22
Great collection ... and congrats on such a long run while maintaining the quality of image presented each day. v

Ali Majdfar		03-Jan-2007 09:30
Spectacular gallery, excellent shots. GMV

Guest		18-Nov-2006 22:28
You have really inspired me to have a go at taking better photographs. I'll never be in your league, but at least I'm trying now! (Thank you)

mania		19-Sep-2006 13:36
zak any chance of some pics of the shinty games they only need to win the next 4games to move up

Guest		17-Sep-2006 09:01
Yes, I like this one too!

Eric Carr�re		01-Aug-2006 15:19
Galerie très sympa, super !

elnaz		22-Jul-2006 19:10
cool car and nice pictures love elnaz colorado girl

DIANE MAC		16-Jun-2006 20:41
HI ZAK,WE HAD TO MOVE FROM THE ISLE OF BUTE BECAUSE OF MY HUSBANDS JOB,BUT LOOKING AT YOUR PHOTO'S MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LITTLE CHANGES AND FAMILIAR SCENES, WHICH YOU SEEM TO CAPTURE WITH AMAZING FEELING AND MOODS I CAN RELATE TO.I ENJOY ALL YOUR WORK AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR MAGNIFICENT TALENT WHICH WILL PROVIDE SO MUCH FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF BUTE. BLESS YOU.

jane grierson		11-Jun-2006 10:07
i have not been to bute for 10 years but now my family have flown the nest and i have looked at your pics. i have booked caravan on site for 30th july for week all excited about coming back. always loved bute, am looking forward to my hols.

Guest		20-May-2006 09:29
I loved the trip down to bute!!!Thank you...

Donna Lear		20-May-2006 01:33
This is a beautiful gallery. Your photos make me want to visit Bute. Very impressive.

markvm		02-Mar-2006 18:10
Zak, you have a wonderful collection of photos. Very nice all the way around!

Graham Tomlin		06-Dec-2005 17:59
very nice gallery regards Helen

Michelle Craig		04-Dec-2005 05:29
My Great Grandparents lived at 5 Mansfield place. My American grandma visited once a year and took Gran home to her house. Dr. Howie made many of visits to house for Great Gran and for me as a wee girl. His recommended hot tooties always did the trick.

Guest		01-Dec-2005 20:46
I like your pictures very much! Great work in thid gallery!

northstar37		19-Nov-2005 14:28
This is looking very good!

Graham Tomlin		05-Sep-2005 06:56
lovely

Guest		21-Jun-2005 22:27
not a memnber on pbase, but love the photos; bring back many memories of my childhood holidays on bute. My uncle and aunt still live on the island at albany terrace , and my grandafather was the GP on the island for 40 years and his surgery was at Battery place. We come over once a year to see my aunt and uncle and have a small family reunion, Nice to see the old favourites are stll there like the Kettledrun Cafe. but I miss the red crane that used to be situated on the samll pier for taking coal off the boats. I use to fish regularly off the pier before it was removed for cod and mackerel with cockles harvested at Port Bannatyne at low tide.Thanks for the graet photos. Graeme Howie

person		04-Apr-2005 17:41
i dont know what this is about but its cool, so i like

Guest		02-Mar-2005 09:12
Daff's and an impressive backdrop too... great!

lizzy		18-Feb-2005 16:50
Hey Zak thon seagull looks like wan ah saw here the ither day!!!!

virginiacoastline		08-Jan-2005 23:04
I like that you have your time of day on this page . . . It's nice to know where you are in your day when I'm viewing this in mine (did that make any sense???) LOL!

Lizzy		18-Dec-2004 18:04
Hey Zak I like to-days pic with the mountain in the background..some snow you have already..

Guest		09-Dec-2004 15:24
A lot of really beautiful shots here.

Lizzy		23-Nov-2004 21:30
Zak your piccies are great..keep up the good work for all us ex butites

virginiacoastline		30-Aug-2004 17:35
I sooooo enjoy your stuff . . gets a vote!!! =]

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