Monthly Archives: October 2012

Haiku Outside

                                             rabbit hutches                                

Haiku Outside

                                             rabbit hutches                                

Hallowe’en Haiku

in the hallowe’en shop fake blood and crushed eyeballs galore outside car smacks into pedestrian  

Hallowe’en Haiku

in the hallowe’en shop fake blood and crushed eyeballs galore outside car smacks into pedestrian  

Love in Livonia

she said ‘goood!’ as if it had three ohs in and said ‘oh!’ when the snow snuck down the back of her neck and melted within. under a streetlamp she wanted our first kiss while petals of snow drifted and

Love in Livonia

she said ‘goood!’ as if it had three ohs in and said ‘oh!’ when the snow snuck down the back of her neck and melted within. under a streetlamp she wanted our first kiss while petals of snow drifted and

No Safety – Know Pain, Know Safety – No Pain

You would be hard pressed to find a current pictures of construction featuring such scenes as the above these days, but surprisingly, with all the modern safety legislation in place, accidents and injuries in the construction industry have not improved

No Safety – Know Pain, Know Safety – No Pain

You would be hard pressed to find a current pictures of construction featuring such scenes as the above these days, but surprisingly, with all the modern safety legislation in place, accidents and injuries in the construction industry have not improved

Travel Theme: Couples

Taken in Turku, Finland. More here: Travel Themes

Travel Theme: Couples

Taken in Turku, Finland. More here: Travel Themes

Aurora Borealis Haiku x 2

In the northern skies the mysterious aurora borealis have started – the northern lights, here in Finland, in my native Scotland and in Latvia.  Ideal for 2 Haiku…   lights of northern skies science can explain it all -but witches

Aurora Borealis Haiku x 2

In the northern skies the mysterious aurora borealis have started – the northern lights, here in Finland, in my native Scotland and in Latvia.  Ideal for 2 Haiku…   lights of northern skies science can explain it all -but witches

Sunset Haiku

sunset -don’t be so vain there are thousands of you every year

Sunset Haiku

sunset -don’t be so vain there are thousands of you every year

The Learning House

When I was teaching health and safety in the oil industry, in the Steppes of Kazakhstan, in Aberdeen and Baku and in the Gulf – Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, I often used to kick off a course with my Learning

The Learning House

When I was teaching health and safety in the oil industry, in the Steppes of Kazakhstan, in Aberdeen and Baku and in the Gulf – Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, I often used to kick off a course with my Learning

Autumn, a Haiku

autumn                you                         vampire                                    

Autumn, a Haiku

autumn                you                         vampire                                    

If I was a Dictator

If I was a dictator My smiling unblemished picture Would be on all your walls But I’d jail all lovers Who didn’t kiss My posterior. I’d be my own worst outlaw And bend my own rules All my banks would

If I was a Dictator

If I was a dictator My smiling unblemished picture Would be on all your walls But I’d jail all lovers Who didn’t kiss My posterior. I’d be my own worst outlaw And bend my own rules All my banks would

Haiku 17.10.12

masai warrior master of the savannah share some of your blood with me

Haiku 17.10.12

masai warrior master of the savannah share some of your blood with me

Haiku 16.10.12

echoes of summer splashes still loosen leaves from trees father frost bides his time

Haiku 16.10.12

echoes of summer splashes still loosen leaves from trees father frost bides his time

{A Writer’s Lair} My Bahraini Dhow

There are golden rules in writing. For all our differences we all share many more similarities, simply in our love of writing, of capturing images, either by camera or pen – or keyboard, and one similarity we all share, and

{A Writer’s Lair} My Bahraini Dhow

There are golden rules in writing. For all our differences we all share many more similarities, simply in our love of writing, of capturing images, either by camera or pen – or keyboard, and one similarity we all share, and

Weekly Travel Theme: On Display

Much more info here – read all about travel themes: Were’s My Backpack – Travel Theme: On Display Related articles Weekly travel theme: On display (seamlessstyle.wordpress.com) Travel Theme: On Display (patriciaddrury.com) Travel Theme: Display (learning2hear.com) Travel Theme: On Display (hereandthere5.wordpress.com) Weekly

Weekly Travel Theme: On Display

Much more info here – read all about travel themes: Were’s My Backpack – Travel Theme: On Display Related articles Weekly travel theme: On display (seamlessstyle.wordpress.com) Travel Theme: On Display (patriciaddrury.com) Travel Theme: Display (learning2hear.com) Travel Theme: On Display (hereandthere5.wordpress.com) Weekly

The Daily Post: Democracy or Development, a Deficit of Dualism

We need to be more circular in our communities, in our way of thinking, and designing concepts as well as living space. This means a complete rethink for design on micro and macro scale, as and when we modernise, both

The Daily Post: Democracy or Development, a Deficit of Dualism

We need to be more circular in our communities, in our way of thinking, and designing concepts as well as living space. This means a complete rethink for design on micro and macro scale, as and when we modernise, both

A Writer’s Lair ~ Lappland

When I used to teach Creative Writing I sometimes would have the students troop of out of classroom or lecture hall into a nearby forest or field, just after the first snow had fallen, or at least a good frost,

A Writer’s Lair ~ Lappland

When I used to teach Creative Writing I sometimes would have the students troop of out of classroom or lecture hall into a nearby forest or field, just after the first snow had fallen, or at least a good frost,

Hey Uruguay!

A new bill, introduced by the administration of Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, a former left-wing guerrilla, has caused a stir across Latin America. The president’s administration wants its parliament to ratify a new legislation that would make the government, or

Hey Uruguay!

A new bill, introduced by the administration of Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, a former left-wing guerrilla, has caused a stir across Latin America. The president’s administration wants its parliament to ratify a new legislation that would make the government, or