Around the World in Black and White Presents: London in the Rain

World Wide Wednesday: Black and White Photography

 

“A bad day in London is still better than a good day anywhere else”

Around the World in Black and White Presents: London in the Rain

Rain, rain, rain
Running down the drain
Around in the City of London
Without the feeling of boredom
Too many things to see
Face lit up with a glee
Never mind the sad bad weather
My skin is made of thick leather
A few raindrops do not harm
Even a little storm
Won’t keep me away
From the London sway

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Reflections

Poetry and Photography

“No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters” Edgar Degas

Reflections

Reflections on the glass
May be too hard to pass
Imagination running rampant
Trying to catch a fragment
Of the alternate universe
A life on the reverse
A mirror image
A line of scrimmage
Aren’t you too curious
Of what ever glorious
Adventures lie ahead

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SL-WEEK 9: School

Photography and Poetry

Challenge by SYLVAIN LANDRY

 

“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school”Albert Einstein

SL-WEEK 9: School

On our way to school
Like any good kid should

But

Hope nobody noticed
We went into hiding instead

Today we are playing hookey
Eating all the cookies

While everyone else is away

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‘CAMERA LUCIDA’ – DIVERGENT

Photography and Poetry, Photo Challenge, Camera Lucida, Week 8

 

“Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it” Veronica Roth, Divergent

‘CAMERA LUCIDA’ – DIVERGENT

First I was broken
Unable to walk, run or dance
Putting on high heels
Next to impossible

Now it feels
More and more possible
For a second chance
And the world wide open

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Don’t blame it on the rain

Photography and Poetry

“Don’t take your toys inside just because it’s raining” Cher

Don’t blame it on the rain

When it rains, it pours
Thunder and lightning
Can be oh so frightning
But don’t run indoors
Yourself into hiding
It can be fun outside
Even if you won’t stay dried
It may be raining
But nothing staining
Just enjoy the ride

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Photo Rehab The Clinic: Week 35 Wrap up

Lucile De Godoy hosting Photo Rehab, The Clinic

Photo Rehab The Clinic: Week 35 Wrap up

The Photo Rehab is a great community to share photos, learn new techniques, discover new talents, and connect.

In December 2014, after completing the Photo101 course, I opened the Photo Rehab Event in this blog, a ‘healing clinic’, for all of us who love photography (hobbyists, amateurs, pro-shooters and enthusiasts) who missed the course and daily interaction with other photobloggers.

Check out all the magnificent photographs for this week:

Week 35: Wrap up 

Also featured Rantings Of A Third Kind with Last Days of Summer

“Gunr Roswell from Rantings of a Third Kind brings poetry this week matched with stunning monochromes to interpret the (likely) common feeling of the approaching end of summer in the Northern hemisphere.”

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Last Days of Summer

Photography and Poetry

Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy

 

“August, the summer’s last messenger of misery, is a hollow actor” Henry Rollins

Last Days of Summer

The end of August
Time to adjust
To the coming of Fall
No use trying to stall
The cold and rain
Will soon gain
The sun rays are few
Feelings of blue
Until the foliage
In multiple colours
Will brighten the days
Get you out of the haze
And life is bright
Once more

 

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Fabulous Friday

“If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday” Noel Coward

Fabulous Friday

Forget the slaving
Time for some playing
And maybe even
A little misbehavin’

The weekend
Has just begun
Time to have some
Long awaited fun

The day of days
Has finally arrived
Get down and jive
For Fabulous Friday!

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Homage to Amanda Tapping, Happy 50th Birthday!

“I’ve always found that sci-fi fans are unbelievably generous” Amanda Tapping

Homage to Amanda Tapping, Happy 50th Birthday!

Blonde or brunette
Appearing on my TV set
Mainly the brainy one
But still, lots of fun
Stargate or Sanctuary
Quite the imaginary
Outwitted MacGyver
For that a high fiver
Actor, Director, Producer
You really are no looser
Activist and plain ol’ Mom
You still da bomb

Happy Fiftieth Birthday!

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Around the World in Black and White Presents: Fifth Edition: Cyprus

“Very curious, very curious,” said Passepartout to himself, on returning to the steamer. “I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new.”

Around the World in Black and White Presents: Fifth Edition: Cyprus

The island of mystery
The island of beauty
Come take a trip with me
In black and white photography

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