I Thought My Life Would Include More Impromptu Sing-a-longs (Repost for SL WEEK)

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Gun Roswell

“I cannot sing, dance or act. That’s never stopped me from doing any of those things” Gun Roswell

I Thought My Life Would Include More Impromptu Sing-a-longs

Call me crazy
Or a little hazy
Mostly amazing
And feeling like a daisy

Bursting into song
With the bang of a gong

In the middle of the street
Quick on my feet
On a rush hour bus
Without any fuss

Laughing, prancing
Singing, dancing

A dull working day
Blowing my mind away
Standing in the checkout line
Feeling absolutely fine

Laughing, prancing
Singing, dancing

Call the white coats
And have me committed?
Wouldn’t you rather
join me and admit it
A sing-a-long
Was just the thing
You needed
All along

Row row row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily merrily
Life is but a dream

Caturday, 2016-01-16

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Gun Roswell

In honour of Caturday, for all cats everywhere

“A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere” Groucho Marx

Caturday, 2016-01-16

When the black cat
Was crossing the street
She was chasing a rat
Trying to act discreet
Hiding behind a big hat
Awaiting her treat

The grounded bat
Knew he tasted sweet
Stood still on the mat
There was no time to greet
Only time, for combat

After a long while
Both standing still
Trying to act hostile
But without thrill
So instead of the usual
They decided in mutual

This tale’s end
Will the norm bend
Cat and mouse decided
To shake their paws delighted
The lesson of this tale?
Sometimes it’s good to fail

Throwback Thursday 2016-01-14

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Gun Roswell

Posted in the Throwback Thursday weekly series
Poetry, photography, tales and things that nature!

“I have a secret project which adds four hours every day to the 24 hours we have. There’s a bit of time travel involved” Sundar Pichai

Throwback Thursday 2016-01-14

Each Thursday we walk down memory lane and dig deeply into the archives of Rantings Of A Third Kind. For these posts, I have chosen some of my personal favourites. Some of them may tickle the funny bone, some even provoke thoughts and some of them will give you a view of the world in photographs taken by yours truly.

Here are a few featured today for your enjoyment today:

A Rose by any other Name (Repost for TBT)

Life without Coffee? (Repost for TBT)

Sitting in My usual Place (Repost for TBT)

Let the Rantings continue!!!

Snow Day (Daily Photos 2016-01-13), Four

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Gun Roswell

Posted in the Daily Photo series
Poetry & Photography
(2016-01-13)

“Hell no! Even more snow? This is getting old really fast!” Gun Roswell

Snow Day, Four

Also note
The following warnings
Which may cause
Difficulties:

Walking the dog

Pushing a stroller

Mail delivery

And in general
Staying on a path

Snow Day (Daily Photos 2016-01-13), Three

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Gun Roswell

Posted in the Daily Photo series
Poetry & Photography
(2016-01-13)

“Hell no! Even more snow? This is getting old really fast!” Gun Roswell

Snow Day, Three

Caution:
Slippery roads
And extremely bad
Driving conditions
Be careful
Or leave your car
At home

Snow Day (Daily Photos 2016-01-13), Two

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Gun Roswell

Posted in the Daily Photo series
Poetry & Photography
(2016-01-13)

“Hell no! Even more snow? This is getting old really fast!” Gun Roswell

Snow Day, Two

Expected:
A snowstorm front
Heavy snowfall
All through the day

Ten degrees Celsius
Of the minus variation
Appears colder
On your skin

Stay indoors
If you can

Snow Day (Daily Photos 2016-01-13), One

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Gun Roswell

Posted in the Daily Photo series
Poetry & Photography
(2016-01-13)

“Hell no! Even more snow? This is getting old really fast!” Gun Roswell

Snow Day, One

Weather forecast:
January, weekday
Early morning
Two AM

Friends (Mundane Monday 2016-01-11)

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Gun Roswell

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.”

“Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends” H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Friends (Mundane Monday 2016-01-11)

Together
Sitting pretty
We are
Quite witty
Friends
Are we three
What better
Could life be

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

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Gun Roswell

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