On the way to tonight's Dumfries Kilts Night I made a brief photocall by the statue of Lang Sandy Armstrong, which was erected close by where he lived at Rowanburn.

Lang Sandy Armstrong stood over six feet tall. After the Union of the Crowns, the Borders Reivers were no longer tolerated by King James VI and Sandy and his eleven sons were all hanged in 1606

Fast forward to Dumfries where the usual suspects of Pour1Malt, David Dalglish and myself were honoured by the company of Hamish, who was staying overnight at Ferintosh. Here we are seen leaving the Rifft Valley restaurant, replete after a meal and about to commence the customary pub crawl. One of the other participants will post a full photo report tomorrow and this single picture will serve as a sneak preview.