Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry
“December’s wintery breath is already clouding the pond,
frosting the pane, obscuring summer’s memory…”
― John Geddes
One Day in December
The sun is quickly fading, into the horizon
The sky turning grey, all colours soon to fade
Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry
“December’s wintery breath is already clouding the pond,
frosting the pane, obscuring summer’s memory…”
― John Geddes
One Day in December
The fire brightly burning, one flame slowly churning
The sun almost gone, merging, into the dark horizon
Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry
“December’s wintery breath is already clouding the pond,
frosting the pane, obscuring summer’s memory…”
― John Geddes
One Day in December
The setting sun, painted the sky in colours
Red, yellow, blue, even with a darker hue
Posted in Daily Photo: Photography and Poetry
“This must be Thursday.
I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”
Douglas Adams
Thursday
“Do you consider yourself lucky?”
She asked and turned towards Chucky,
Who was standing there mouth agape
Like he’d just seen a really odd ducky
“I guess…”
Chucky managed to stutter,
Pondering what next to utter
As the gorgeous sunset
Had his heart in a state of flutter
But soon, managed to recover
And out loud to only whisper
“Yes, I am very lucky”
Continuing staring
Up high
Into the red sky,
Still flaring
Posted in Daily Photo: Photography and Poetry
“This must be Thursday.
I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”
Douglas Adams
Thursday
Did you catch the last rays?
Did you see them fade away,
Into the night sky?
Did you wish you could fly?
If you are asking why,
Then, this must be Thursday!
Posted in the Throwback Thursday
You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars” Gary Allan
Dark Side of the Crescent Moon
In the darkness
Of the silent night
Staring into the blackness
With only guiding light
The crescent moon
Eyes fully tuned
Watching each step
So not to misstep
From the narrow road
With a stride slowed
The dark side tempting
But towards the light bending
Which side will win
And paint your skin
With its mark
Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry, Humour and Horror
“No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky”
Bob Dylan
Grey Skies for Daily Photo
Watching nervously from my window box
The hanging grey clouds above the roof tops
“Surely, none on our backs will drop!”
I state out loud
As the greyest of shrouds
Moving closer and closer…
Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry, Humour and Horror
“No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky”
Bob Dylan
Grey Skies for Daily Photo
Stormy weather
May seem like pleasure
At least when staying inside
Tucked, warm and in denial!
Posted in Daily Photo: Photography, Poetry, Humour and Horror
“No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky”
Bob Dylan
Grey Skies for Daily Photo
Tell a few white lies
When looking at the grey skies
“Yes, the sun will shine
And all will be just fine!”
Posted in Travel /Photography /Travel Diary /TBT
In Greece, a place isn’t “really far away”…it’s “by the devil’s mother” (στου διαὀλου την μἀνα)
Lift Off
Gun’s travel log, stardate 08.08.2015, 04.00 EET (GMT +3)
Flying through the air
On the wings of Finnair
Keeping on smiling
As the beautiful island
Of the Goddesses and Gods
Hoping to beat the odds
And have a great vacation
Lift off: Finland, Espoo, via Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Destination: Greece, the Island of Rhodes
The day was Saturday and the first day of this year’s short vacation time (a full week for this year ;P). So as you can imagine, the time was precious and not a second of it could be wasted.
Wake up call at four am and arrival scheduled for 06.00 at the aeroport. No later than that
to avoid having to run through the baggage drop (yes we were too lazy to drive there the night before and drop them off, which by the way, is an great option to do to avoid the morning hassle).
So after three hours of “sleep”, it was time to get up, shower, shoes and shove off. But, as Mr Murphy would have it, things never go as planned.
The taxi driver got lost and was delayed. He also was new at his job and apparently did not know the gas pedal was supposed to be used for faster speed of the vehicle. Luckily we arrived non too delayed for the original planned time and thanks to Finnair <finnair.com> they have a very organized and smoothly running operation at the airport. Therefore the baggage check, security check and the loading of the aeroplane ran as clockwork.
Although, a few minutes were lost on what we now call the “lighter incident”. Due to a simple error of carrying not one, but two lighters in the carry on bag, and thanks to a very anal security officer, one of the carry on bags was tossed over. After a few words and getting rid of the offensive lighter, we finally got through to the other side.
The gate was not far away, but unfortunately even if you are organized and briskly walking trying to get to your goal, some of the other passengers are not. They tend to stop abruptly without any visible reason in the middle of the passage way and if you are lucky, you won’t collide. After a few swear words later and quick maneuvering, the gate was reached with a few minutes to spare before boarding.
The plane ride was nice and easy, despite the scheduled four hour flight. The Finnair crew was generally in good spirits and customer orientated. Of course there are always a few rotten apples, who are waiting for retirement and just counting the days until when it all ends… Luckily we had reserved seats beforehand and had a nice comfy setup and the flight attendant checked up on us every now and again. After eating a small breakfast and some onboard shopping, there was also time to record a few memories on the smart phone.
Rantings Of A Third Kind 