Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel
A glimpse into the archives of photography from around the world from Rantings Of A Third Kind on Wednesdays.
“Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop
World Wide Wednesday, Around the World in Black and White and Colour
This weeks posts, let’s visit Lanzarote of the Canary Islands in colour.
Enjoy!
Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel
“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill
PART FOUR
Seaside and seagulls
Sailboats with long hulls
Blue waters and skies
Would have stayed longer,
But oh, how time flies!
Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
PART THREE
A land filled with rocks and lava
Taking it easy with a cup of java
Especially since it’s as hot as a sauna
But still, this is almost complete nirvana
Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel
“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin
PART TWO
A road trip to a nearby village
If we were Vikings, we’d certainly pillage
A quaint little place
A while everyone stays
But later it’s time to set sail
And back to the resort trail
Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel
“Vamos a la playa!”
PART ONE
Into the harbour and down to the beach
Plenty of scenery if that’s what you seek
Blue skies, sunshine and warm weather
How could the holidays get any better?
Posted in the Daily Incidents series
Poetry, Tale, Humour & Photography
Photo credits Google and YLE
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down” Oprah Winfrey
Door to Door Bus Service
“The story you are about to hear is true.
Some of the names have been changed to protect the innocent.”
They say, Finland has one of the best public transportation networks in the world. But, who could have imagined such door to door delivery, and on a bus no less!
If it hails, rains, or storms
Just slam shut the car doors
Hike your way to the nearest bus stop
It’s easy as a skip and a hop
We are having the worst weather in Finland currently. Iced roads due to rain upon melted snow and rapid temperature rises from minus 28 degrees to + 2 degrees Celsius. This is causing what we Finns refer to as “skull weather” or in Finnish: “Pääkallokeli”. Yes, I know what you think; they have cold and snow there all year around. One could imagine they had gotten used to it and perfected the vehicles to run according. Alas no: Each year the snow “surprises” the drivers, train gears are frozen and heavy transports such as trucks and buses run amok on the roads.
Yesterday, this story on the news broke, regarding a bus hitting the wall of a building. Luckily the whole incident was managed with only a few minor injuries and some plaster off the wall!
In general us Finns are a no-nonsense no small talk people and we like to keep things on the factual level only. Our firemen are top of the line professionals and as we found out, in this case none the less so.
The reporter on site was interviewing the lead fireman, who was responding in his unique professional no-nonsense way.
The Fireman:
“We have five units on site. The injured parties have been taken to the hospital. The bus hit the building wall. The police is investigating the accident.”
The reporter:
“Who were injured?”
The fireman looking at the reporter in a “duh” way:
“The passengers.”
He then replied curtly.
End transmission.
Posted in the Daily Photo series
Poetry, Tale, Humour & Photography
“A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill” Robert A. Heinlein
Down the Hill (Daily Photo)
When ever there is snow on the ground
And a small mountain or a molehill found
The kids will arrive in flocks
Dragging their sleighs to the top
“Mommy, mommy, look at me!
Look how fast I am going!
Oops, look, there’s a tree!”
<Crash, bang, boing>
“Mommy, mommy, look no teeth!”
The kid only laughingly stated
As back up hill he ventured
If only to once more ride
Before getting his dentures
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