Posted in the World Wide Wednesday: Around the world in photographs
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Travel
Mix and Match in Helsinki
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware” Martin Buber
Harbour Area
A slow boat to Sweden
Or a catamaran to Tallinn
If you are looking for Eden
Well, maybe
But you better be all in!
Posted in WordPress Course: WP Writing: Intro to Poetry
Photography /Poetry /Humour
Poetry, Day Seven: Flavor
From the simple (butter on toast, a childhood-evoking bubblegum) to the more complex (insert your latest dinner-party triumph — or fiasco), flavor occupies a crucial place in our memories, in our stories, and in our social interactions.
Delicious and Colourful
“I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It’s very comforting” Teri Garr
Strawberries!
In summertime,
In July
Something easy,
For both tummy
And the eye
Delicious
Nutricious
Precious
Sun kissed
Wouldn’t miss
Eat them
While you can
Soon, the season is over
And it will be October
When you’ll be eating
Canned spam!
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye II
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Dialogue /Tale
Day Seven: “Glass” — Interact with a Surface
Incorporate a form of glass — a window, a mirror, a wine glass, sunglasses, or something else — in today’s image.
” I hate to burst your bathtub bubbles, baby, but that ain’t just mud down there!”
— Jak II: Renegade
Down the Drain
“Down the hatch!”,
She said
Snatching the full glass
With one pass
As the liquid poured down
A few trickles on her gown
“What?
Do you really think
I was letting it go to waste?”
Looking at the empty vessel
The content definitely not made by Nestle
Searching for any signs of discomfort
But, on the contrary
She was seemingly triumfant
Offering the glass back to me,
“Be a sweetie:
One more for the road!”
She added with a smile
“One man’s vile
An other woman’s style”,
I thought
Looking at the bottle I had bought
Pouring the glass full again
Thinking to myself,
“Better than pouring it all
Down the drain!”
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye I
Photography /Poetry /Humour
Day Seven: “Big” — A Point of View
Today, let’s go big. Photograph something of massive size, inside or outside. Get creative with your shot: Capture all or just part of the subject. Place it in the foreground so it takes up the entire frame. Or shoot it from afar so it appears smaller — yet still prominent.
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us” Winston Churchill
Konebuilding
A tall glass house of blue
Possibly quite see through
Hardly qualified as a skyscraper
But with many a
Windows, doors and elevators
It’s easily a wannabe simulator
Posted in WordPress Course: WP Writing: Intro to Poetry
Photography /Poetry /Humour
Poetry, Day Seven: Flavor
From the simple (butter on toast, a childhood-evoking bubblegum) to the more complex (insert your latest dinner-party triumph — or fiasco), flavor occupies a crucial place in our memories, in our stories, and in our social interactions.
Delicious and Colourful
“I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It’s very comforting” Teri Garr
Cherry on Top
The red, red cherry
Is one delicious berry
Quite the legendary
Consume it
With a glass of Sherry
And,
In to a heavenly state
You’ll soon be ferried
Posted in Homage/Fandom/Celebration
“A couple of years ago, I was asked, ‘How would you like to be remembered?’ And my answer was ‘That I was very funny.’” Sir Patrick Stewart
Happy Birthday Sir Patrick!
Totally charming
Maybe even utterly harming
When you make us laugh
And make us cry
With a voice like that
Sir Pat in a hat
Canny as a cat
Who could resist
Of being kissed
By a great fellow
You’re hell of’
An actor, a Captain and a King
And even able to sing
Wishing you a merry, happy and utterly great Birthday
And as the cliche goes, if I may
Live Long And Prosper
Oh, Captain of Captains!
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye II
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Informative
Day Six: “Landscape” — Crop Your Image
Today, let’s walk in the footsteps of masters like Ansel Adams and focus on landscape photography.
Landscapes generally focus on wide, vast depictions of nature and all of its elements, from formations to weather. In this genre of photography, you won’t find much of a human presence: nature itself is the subject. A focus on nature isn’t mandatory, however — you can also capture a sweeping panorama of a city.
My homestead (WP Developing Your Eye II)
“I think landscape photography in general is somewhat undervalued” Galen Rowell
My homestead
My homestead
Where I get rested
Where I can clear my head
The place where I am fed
And each night
Go to bed
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye II
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Informative
Day Six: “Landscape” — Crop Your Image
Today, let’s walk in the footsteps of masters like Ansel Adams and focus on landscape photography.
Landscapes generally focus on wide, vast depictions of nature and all of its elements, from formations to weather. In this genre of photography, you won’t find much of a human presence: nature itself is the subject. A focus on nature isn’t mandatory, however — you can also capture a sweeping panorama of a city.
My homestead (WP Developing Your Eye II)
“I think landscape photography in general is somewhat undervalued” Galen Rowell
Mäkkylä, Espoo, Finland
Mäkkylä is a small area of the Leppävaara district of Espoo, near Helsinki. The area had 3936 inhabitants at the turn of 2013-2014. The housing has grown steadily since the 1960s, and most of the buildings in the area are residential buildings. Mäkkylä has a railway station, small industries, two schools , a couple of day care centers and a ball field. It is also the home for the Central College of Arla for the seeing impaired.
Posted in WordPress Course: WP Writing: Intro to Poetry
Photography /Poetry /Humour
Day Six: Screen
You’re reading these words on a screen. Screens — comforting, addictive, inescapable — are everywhere, especially when we read and write (and blog). Today, write a poem about, against, or in homage to the screens in your life. Or write about some other kind of screen — for example, the one stretched across your window, or the piece of cloth on which movies are projected at the theater.
“We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them” Steve Jobs
Twin Screens
My confession
My obsession
My precious
My life essence
Sitting on the table
I really cannot lable
This is no fable
Or maybe
I am just, unstable
My two Macs
Nothing do they lack
No time do I track
Even by their side
Do I snack
Breaking away
Keeping them at bay
There’ll come a day,
But for now
I choose to stay
They give me all
With them,
Life’s a ball
Some might say
I stall
World wide
Do I glide
Virtually mind!
Maybe I just hide
Maybe I am tied
My Macs
The two of them
Now packed
Time to hit the road
Jack
Dear Reader
This was a tale of humour
Somewhat of a rumour
A tale told by the weaver
Maybe, I actually did more
And myself away tore
Just before
I got too hooked
And started reading a book
Instead
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye II
Photography /Poetry
Day Five: “Moment” — Capture Motion
* Our lives are made up of big events and tiny moments. Life is fleeting, and oftentimes it’s the small moments, this motion, that we love to document.
Moments for WP Developing Your Eye II
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life” Omar Khayyam
Pouring Rain
The perfect moment
Where life is moving
In slow motion
Every component
In unison
