Ode to My Family: Photography and Poetry (Repost for SL-WEEK)

Photography and Poetry

“Remember, as far as everyone knows, we are a nice, normal family!”

Ode to My Family

Can’t live with them
Can’t live with them
That is really all that can be said
Rather than whining, I wrote this ode instead

I would like to put them in a box
And take them out when ever needed
But there is a warning to be headed
They really are quite crazy
Maybe a little hazy
And cunning like the fox
The may not be my kind of crazy
But they are still family
Even though scattered all over
Like a five leaf clover
I still have the luxury
Maybe even compulsory
To keep in touch with them
Thank Goodness for such gems
As Instagram and Facebook
Now we are all hooked

So without resistance
Lets enjoy the distance
No just kidding
I love you guys!

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Family (SL-Week Pride)

Photo Challenge by SYLVAIN LANDRY
A response to Sylvain’s challenge theme of, Pride

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“Remember, as far as everyone knows, we are a nice, normal family!”

Family 

Family you are born to
Family you can make
They may not always be what you want
But be sure to give them a break

Related posts:
Ode to My Family, Photography and Poetry

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Winter, Winter

Posted in Seasonal
Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy
Poetry, Photography, Humour

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“There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter” Billy Connolly

Winter, Winter

Oh winter, winter
You are such a splinter
In our collective derrières

Oh winter winter
I am using my printer
Producing images of summer

Oh winter winter
The whitish tinter
Gets old really fast

Oh winter winter
Do I really sound bitter
Just kidding, I’ll get by 😉

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Favourite Photo Friday 2015 Photo Breakdown (2016-01-08)

Posted in Fav Foto Friday
Photography and Poetry

“My favourite thing to do on this planet is to scuba dive” Buzz Aldrin

Favourite Photo Friday 2015 Photo Breakdown (2016-01-08)

Those of you snapping pix, know this to be a tedious task, since to be honest, they are all favourites of the moments they were taken, why else would you have shoot them in the first place, right? Trying to limit to just one or two photos is difficult for any post, but trying my best here from the several thousand photos shot and posted during 2015 😉

For this weeks Favourite Photo Friday posts, I have decided to walk through 2015 and choose a few of my most favourite ones during the coming weeks. Hope you enjoy the walk down memory lane of 2015 in photographs!

For this particular post I have chosen three sets of photographs in three separate posts:

* The Finnish Dream: The idyllic setting of living for a Finn, a cottage on an island near or in the capital area and in the warmth of never ending summer, of course!
* Lighthouses: Two lighthouses for this post; One from the island of Evia, Greece. The other one from the Finnish southern most archipelago, the Söderskär Lighthouse.
* On the boat: An activity very dear to me, leisure time on a boat, with images from Cyprus and Verbania, Italy.

Enjoy!

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Favourite Photo Friday, 2015 Photo Breakdown (2016-01-08), On the Boat

Posted in Fav Foto Friday
Photography and Poetry

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“My favourite thing to do on this planet is to scuba dive” Buzz Aldrin

Favourite Photo Friday 2015 Photo Breakdown (2016-01-08), On the Boat

An activity very dear to me, leisure time on a boat, with images from Cyprus and Verbania, Italy.

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Favourite Photo Friday, 2015 Photo Breakdown (2016-01-08), Lighthouses

Posted in Fav Foto Friday
Photography and Poetry

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“My favourite thing to do on this planet is to scuba dive” Buzz Aldrin

Favourite Photo Friday 2015 Photo Breakdown (2016-01-08), Lighthouses

Two lighthouses for this post; One from the island of Evia, Greece. The other one from the Finnish southern most archipelago, the Söderskär Lighthouse.

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Favourite Photo Friday, 2015 Photo Breakdown (2016-01-08), The Finnish Dream

Posted in Fav Foto Friday
Photography and Poetry

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“My favourite thing to do on this planet is to scuba dive” Buzz Aldrin

Favourite Photo Friday 2015 Photo Breakdown (2016-01-08), The Finnish Dream

The Finnish Dream: The idyllic setting of living for a Finn, a cottage on an island near or in the capital area and in the warmth of never ending summer, of course!

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Frosted, Two (Daily Photo 2016-01-07)

Posted in the Daily Photo series
Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy
Poetry & Photography

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“Winter covers the world in crystal white magic” Carolyne Roehm

Frosted, Two

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Frosted, One (Daily Photo 2016-01-07)

Posted in the Daily Photo series
Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy
Poetry & Photography

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“Winter covers the world in crystal white magic” Carolyne Roehm

Frosted

Like icing on the cake
Frosting forms on the window
Where ever the wind cold blows
The fragile frozen flakes
Suddenly, without warning, appearing
Before once more disappearing
Shapes for the imagination
The nature’s true creation
Trying them to capture
Preserve for the future
Always fails
The only thing, which remains
Is a tall tale
Without any trail

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Frosted, Three (Daily Photo 2016-01-07)

Posted in the Daily Photo series
Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy
Poetry & Photography

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“Winter covers the world in crystal white magic” Carolyne Roehm

Frosted, Three

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