Posted in the Daily Photo series
Holiday celebration (Christmas season)
Poetry & Photography
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas”
Christmas Celebration in a Different Style (Daily Photo 2015-12-25)
Warmth, happiness, sun light
What could be a merrier Yuletide
Than spending the holiday
On this most gorgeous day
The one special day of the year
At the pool, beach or a pier
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Now
Sometimes, we get caught up in nostalgia, future fantasy, or both, and we don’t embrace the “now.” For this week’s challenge, take a moment to notice your present, and share a photo of it.
“Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay” Simone de Beauvoir
In the Here and Now
Children’s voices
Echoing in the distance
A dog was barking
The sun warm on my skin
The wind blowing softly
Rippling the water slightly
The fluffy white clouds high
Up in the blue sky
Filtering the rays of the sun
Feeling being the only one
Sitting onto the empty bench
Enjoying the silence
As I sit by myself
Letting moments pass by
A soft content sigh
The only sound
In the here and now
To be found
Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home” Matsuo Basho
A glimpse into the archives of photography from around the world from Rantings Of A Third Kind on Wednesdays.
Posts so far:
Around the World in Black and White, First Edition
Around the World in Black and White, Second Edition, Part One
Around the World in Black and White, Second Edition, Part Two
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Third Edition: Rhodes Island, Part One
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Third Edition: Rhodes Island, Part Two
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Fourth Edition: Rhodes Island, Part One
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Fourth Edition: Rhodes Island, Part Two
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Fifth Edition: Cyprus
Around the World in Black and White Presents: London in the Rain
Around the World in Black and White Presents: London
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Natural History Museum, London
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Helsinki City Centre in Black and White
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Athens, Acropolis
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Mallorca, Part One
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Mallorca, Part Two
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Mallorca, Part Three
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Mallorca, Part Four, Night
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Finland, Espoo, Suburbia
World Wide Wednesday Presents, Delphi, Part Two
World Wide Wednesday Presents, Delphi, Part Three
World Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part One
World Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Two
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Three
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Four
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Five
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Six
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Seven
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Eight
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Rhodes Island, Part One
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Rhodes Island, Part Two
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Rhodes Island, Part Three
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Rhodes Island, Part Four
World Wide Wednesday Presents: London, Verbania, Athens
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Manaus, Rhodes, Cyprus
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Brazil, Cyprus and Rhodes
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Helsinki, Finland, Part One
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Helsinki, Finland, Part Two
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Helsinki City Centre
“Once a year go somewhere you have never been before” Dalai Lama
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Helsinki City Centre in Black and White
Welcome to Hel-sinki!
Did you land here quite unexpectedly?
Please, have a look around
It’s more pleasant than it sounds
Nice, clean, safe and poetic
Our small town of the idyllic
We’re way up North
But well while the worth
Of making a short trip
Even with a tall ship
So stay a while, take a look around
You may be surprised of what you found
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Helsinki City Centre
“Once a year go somewhere you have never been before” Dalai Lama
Click on the images for higher resolution
The Helsinki Cathedral
Alexander II
& Friends
The Senate Square
The Market Square
Havis Amanda
Esplanade
Shoes for regular size feet 😛
Contemporary cave paintings in the city Metro
Bench a Sunday Post/Seat Sunday Series
Poetry and Photography
&
Posted in Travel Words Photo Challenge Bench Series
(Sunday 20-12-2015)
“I don’t generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench” Satchel Paige
A Bench to Sit on
I was looking for
A bench to sit on
What I hoped to score
Something close to a lawn
To lay my tired self
On a softer shelf
Then I saw it
The bench, made of stone
When I tried to sit
I felt it to my bones
Too hard for a fit!
Moving forward
I found one, made of wood
Maybe it wasn’t hard
Rather suitably good
Too soft for a fit!
So once again
I had to complain
But I knew, the right seat
Was just in reach
I just had to seek
A little while longer
As I moved along
The feeling now stronger
I knew it wouldn’t be long
I was close to finding
As I saw the metal shining
I finally found it
A bench made of metal
For me to sit
Soft as a petal
A purr-fect fit
In honour of Caturday
Photo credits include: Miranda Kuusisto, Jessica Solingius and Minttu Gustafsson
“I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat” Edgar Allan Poe
Caturday: Rulers of the World
They run your world
Despite whatever you heard
Twisting you around their tall tails
Urging you to run on nails
You will jump when they hail
“Yes Ma’am” you hear yourself say
When they approach you with a sway
And tell you it is time to play
Cats, are the rulers of the world
Sometimes you may hear yourself say “shit”
But you have to admit
You are loving every minute of it
Photo Challenge by SYLVAIN LANDRY
A response to Sylvain’s challenge theme of, Machine
“The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do” B. F. Skinner
Aeroplane
High up in the skies
Through the clouds it flies
The sheer size
Leaves you mesmerized
Well oiled machinery
Pulling together amazingly
Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home” Matsuo Basho
A glimpse into the archives of photography from around the world from Rantings Of A Third Kind on Wednesdays.
Posts so far:
Around the World in Black and White, First Edition
Around the World in Black and White, Second Edition, Part One
Around the World in Black and White, Second Edition, Part Two
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Third Edition: Rhodes Island, Part One
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Third Edition: Rhodes Island, Part Two
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Fourth Edition: Rhodes Island, Part One
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Fourth Edition: Rhodes Island, Part Two
Around the World in Black and White Presents: Fifth Edition: Cyprus
Around the World in Black and White Presents: London in the Rain
Around the World in Black and White Presents: London
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Natural History Museum, London
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Helsinki City Centre in Black and White
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Athens, Acropolis
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Mallorca, Part One
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Mallorca, Part Two
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Mallorca, Part Three
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Mallorca, Part Four, Night
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Finland, Espoo, Suburbia
World Wide Wednesday Presents, Delphi, Part Two
World Wide Wednesday Presents, Delphi, Part Three
World Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part One
World Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Two
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Three
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Four
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Five
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Six
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Seven
Word Wide Wednesday Presents, Porvoo, Finland, Part Eight
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Rhodes Island, Part One
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Rhodes Island, Part Two
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Rhodes Island, Part Three
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Rhodes Island, Part Four
World Wide Wednesday Presents: London, Verbania, Athens
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Manaus, Rhodes, Cyprus
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Brazil, Cyprus and Rhodes
Part of the photographic Wednesday series: World Wide Wednesday, Around the World in Black and White and Colour
“I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new” Jules Verne
World Wide Wednesday Presents: Manaus, Rhodes, Cyprus
In the rain forest of Brazil
You can feel the thrill
Sailing down the river Negro
Quite the incognito
A glimpse of the dolphins
Can rise the endorphins
Planning on staying a while
On the beautiful isle
That of Cyprus
Home to many a cypress
The surrounding seas of turquoise
Swimming around like the tortoise
Enjoying the island life
Dancing to a flute or a fife
Whether a history buff
Or a hang loose beach bum
Rhodes is the place enough
To make you wanna hum
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