Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Early Bird
Early Bird gets WHAT???
I am a civilized bird.
Want breakfast in bed.
Just in case someone does not get the reference, this refers
to the old saying "The early bird gets the worm".
Online Bingo
Waste time with Bingo
Or might it just really be
Bingo meditation!
Ok, so maybe I am spending a little too much of my time
playing Bingo on my phone, but geez, it sure gets my mind
off of stuff and oh boy, there are endorphins when you win!
Yaaaayyyyy.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Scared Depressed
I thought I'd put this up here because I know one or two
of you care and want to know why I haven't been contributing
much.
Tumor markers up
even more. Dr wants scans.
Disheartened and scared.
Veteran's Day - In Honor of My Dad
In honor of my Dad,
my protector,
my hero.
I miss you.
Veteran's Day means
Giving thanks to all those who
Fought for our freedom
In honor of all the men and women who have given their lives
and health so that the rest of us can enjoy what we have.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Icicles
Ok, nope, I'm not looking forward to this but it's a pretty sight.
Dripping icicles
Slow steady drops of water
Freeze again tonight
Icicle picture by Martin Cathrae
Frankenstein's Monster
Wreaked havoc on the village
Misunderstood wretch
Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley. In 1931 it was made into a movie
by Universal Pictures. Boris Karloff starred as the Monster.
Here are some links with more information about this
iconic movie.
Wikipedia information about Frankenstein
Wikipedia article on the 1931 Frankenstein film
IMDB information on the 1931 Frankenstein movie
Some quotes from the 1931 Frankenstein movie on Wikiquotes
Project Gutenberg's E Text of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for anyone who may wish to read it
Frankenstein's monster (Boris Karloff).jpg from Wikipedia
Poster - Frankenstein 02.jpg from Wikimedia Commons
Praying Mantis
The praying mantis
Garbed in his fine greenery
Elegantly preys
Picture of Praying Mantis by beni195bb
Sunday, October 27, 2013
City Lights
Lights of the city
Glow through a complicated
Landscape of concrete
I found oodles of pictures that would go with this Haiku.
I tried adding a picture to this haiku, but I just felt that it detracted
from the image that the haiku itself imparts, so... no picture!
Friday, October 25, 2013
Vintage Halloween Postcards
A Halloween blog
For Vintage Postcard Junkies
Who could ask for more
When I was looking for a picture to go along with my Halloween
Haiku, I found some marvelous images of vintage Halloween
postcards. I put them in a blog article on Sirius Reflections. I just
think old vintage postcards are so cool. Particularly the holiday
ones. If you are interested here is the link to the blog article.
http://siriusreflections.blogspot.com/2013/10/happy-halloween-vintage-halloween.html
I picked two of them out and they are below!
Happy Halloween!!!
Bwah hah hah.....
Dracula
Bela Lugosi
1931 Dracula
Wants to drink your blood
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| A screenshot from Dracula |
Screenshot from Internet Archive of the movie Dracula (1931)
Another fine shot of Bela Lugosi as Dracula.
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| A screenshot from Dracula |
Screenshot from Internet Archive of the movie Dracula (1931)
Here is some information on Bela Lugosi and the 1931 version of Dracula.
Wikipedia entry on the 1931 Dracula Film with Bela Lugosi
IMDB Entry on 1931 Dracula Movie with Bela Lugosi
2 Cool clips on YouTube from the 1931 Dracula Movie
Bela lugosi Dracula Clip by Bastonproducciones
Dracula Movie CLIP - Dracula's Wives Awaken (1931) HD by movieclips
Pumpkin Pie
I want pumpkin pie
Autumns delicious pastry
Delicately spiced
Picture of Pumpkin Pie by Russ Brown
And I could not resist adding this picture of a most delightful
pumpkin display!
Picture of Pumpkin Display by Lilla Frerichs
And here is a link to a tried and true old classic recipe for pumpkin pie.
LIBBYS® Famous Pumpkin Pie
Trick or Treat
Trick or treat is it
Candy corn and popcorn balls
Bobbing for apples?
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| Who knew bobbing for apples could be so elegant! |
Howard Chandler Christy's painting Halloween as reproduced in Scribner's Magazine January 1916
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| Tuck’s Halloween Postcard Vintage Graphic ~ Bobbing for Apples |
Image from the Old Design Shop Vintage Image Treasury
Halloween Information:
All you could ever want to know about Halloween!
Halloween by Wikipedia
Why do we bob for apples on Halloween?
Urban Legends from About dot Com
Barrel of Monkeys
Barrel of monkeys
Intertwining plastic arms
Link to childhood past
Picture of Giant Barrel of Monkeys by The unPixie
Here is a link to the Wikipedia article about the Barrel of Monkeys game.
Barrel of Monkeys Game
And these guys are still manufactured and sold!
BARREL OF MONKEYS Game
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