Part of the photographic Wednesday series: World Wide Wednesday, Around the World in Black and White and Colour
“The single most important component
of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.” Ansel Adams
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Rhodes Island, Part One
Travelling around the island
In the colours of black and white
What could be more inspiring
Or feeling more right
In honour of Caturday and all cats everywhere
“I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat” Edgar Allan Poe
Caturday, 2015-12-05, Part Two
Bitty of a kitty
Playing with water
How could I fault her
She is quite dear
I am quite dotty
For my little pretty kitty
In honour of Caturday and all cats everywhere
“As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat” Ellen Perry Berkeley
Caturday, 2015-12-05, Part One
My little black kitty
Sitting on the potty
Looking very pretty
Acting quite the witty
I am quite dotty
For my little pretty kitty
Poetry & Photography
An homage to the Swan, the national bird of Finland
“The swan, like the soul of the poet, By the dull world is ill understood” Heinrich Heine
Swans
Majestic and regal
Equal to an eagle
A bird of the royals
Worthy of the nobles
Beauties in flight
Whitest of knights
From the blue skies
Watch the dive
The black swan
Swimming at dawn
Her dark shadow
Contrast to snow
Posted in response to Minttu Gustafsson’s Facebook challenge:
A three day three selfie challenge
“I am who I am, your approval isn’t needed”
Elevator Selfies
Selfies
Self-imposed snaps
When ever, where ever
Is a matter of fact
Never say never
You might get caught
In selfie pose of sorts
With the camera
Held in your hand
Lens facing yours
Was it planned?
Never mind, I won’t tell
No breaking the spell
Selfies are the now
And then
In honour of Caturday and all cats everywhere
Photo credits: Miranda Kuusisto, Jessica Solingius, Minttu Gustafsson, Fabulousinstacats
“Time spent with cats is never wasted” Sigmund Freud
Caturday, 2015-11-21
Cats in stripes
Cats all white
Cats that are black
Cats which are gray
Cats in a six pack
Cats who are stray
Take one home
You’re never alone
The time spent
With your cat
Even if a chat
Is never complicated
And never wasted
Poetry and Photography
Photo challenge for PhoTrabloggers Mundane Monday
“This is a challenge created to find beauty in almost everything. The challenge is simple : find beauty in everyday mundane things, capture the beauty and upload the photographs.”
MUNDANE MONDAY CHALLENGE #33
“Our daily lives are so mundane, we get taken over by what is immediately in front of us and we don’t see beyond that” Benedict Cumberbatch
Phone Home?
A dialer device
From a different era
Had to suffice
Let me tell ya
An analog connection
No visual perception
No texting
Sure no sexting
Just a calling machine
The only mean
For ancient times
But oh how time flies
Now we all have
A mobile device
Que Sera, Sera
Poetry and Photography
Photo challenge for PhoTrabloggers Mundane Monday
“This is a challenge created to find beauty in almost everything. The challenge is simple : find beauty in everyday mundane things, capture the beauty and upload the photographs.”
MUNDANE MONDAY CHALLENGE #33
“Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous” Bill Moyers
High Voltage
Danger, Danger, beware
Touch it if you dare
You may end up a flare
And into the white light stare
Poetry and Photography
Photo challenge for PhoTrabloggers Mundane Monday
“This is a challenge created to find beauty in almost everything. The challenge is simple : find beauty in everyday mundane things, capture the beauty and upload the photographs.”
MUNDANE MONDAY CHALLENGE #33
“I didn’t like mundane life” Jeanne Calment
AC/DC
Electric current
Quite transparent
Lost without it
The modern world
In chaos would hurl
In one big swirl
In response to a Facebook challenge for “photos from the past” by Jenni Valtonen
“Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems.” Billy Joel
The Good Old Times
In the good old times…
Everything was cheaper
The sky was much bluer
The summers were longer
The winters were colder
The children played nicer
The women were prettier
The men more handsome
The songs were chansons
The television shows were better
Complaints were written in letters
The world was wider
Everyone drank cider
And over all…
Everyone had more fun
In the good old times!
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