Bifocal Univision February 25, 2014

Photograph by Eric Alder

Winter driving is such a pain

Slogging to work in all the rain

And then rain becomes pretty snow

Forget work- and grab the Bordeaux

Light the fire-sit down and relax

Winter can suck and that's a fact!

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Every week Eric Alder posts a photo

to challenge our creativity.

Go to Bifocal Univision and play

along while seeing more photos 

and poems.

Cheers- drive safely!  

A Quite Tardy MPP

Eric Alder post one of his fine photos

every Monday. I am very tardy as this is

his photo from last week- but since he

is off having fun on Labor Day I will

finally write what came to me today

while looking at this work bench....

It's actually quite appropriate for Labor Day!

Work Bench by Eric Alder

Watching my father attempt a repair

As a small child I did not dare

Ask him how come he was doing it that way

Or why in the heck didn't he pay

Someone else who knew what to do

Leaving him time to take me to the zoo

But rather I watched his frustration

and listened to all his damnation's

Until my sweet mother would come into the fray

Telling me it was time to go out and play.

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Thanks Eric for this challenging image-

If you would like to read more go here:

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/2013/08/monday-morning-photo-prompt-82613.html

Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt 8-62012

Relic of an ancient time

Of an erased civilization 

Disease and death brought by sea

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Photo by Eric Alder of Bifocalunivision

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http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com  

Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt 5-21-12

photo by Eric Alder

Oh those days of spirits running free

Jumping over country fences

Chasing your silly puppy dog  

and climbing an old oak tree

Our summers never ended

Bumpy bike rides led to trails

Steep trails led to adventures

Being your friend was indeed splendid

And now as we approach old age

We're still laughing with abandon

Hilarity is alive inside us all

Music plays as we turn another page

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more photos by Eric Alder go here:

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Life's little moments

Oh boy- I was ready to kill him- you bet
Armed with a rifle -not an idle threat
But then I saw this sign and it made me think
Why should I bother and make such a stink?
He's a miserable bastard and not worth a dime
So I threw away the rifle along with the crime
From then on I only looked ahead and never behind
Living my life with a smile and peace of mind

Photo contributed by Eric Alder
http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com

The Vacation is Over........

photo by Eric Alder of Bifocal Univision

I love this bench-

It's a perfect place to sit

I relax and dream a bit

Then I look up and what do I see?

That damn sign in front of me.

Sigh......... I'm back to reality.

photo taken at Edinburgh's Museum of Contemporary Art

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http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/2011/09/monday-morning-photo-prompt-91911.html

Summer's End-Bifocalunivion's Prompt

Summer romances end

and the sweet memories begin to blur

but I'll always remember your hand in mine.

this fine image is from Eric Alder's BifocalUnivision.

You can go there and read more :

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com

Magpie Tales 76/Bifocalunivision Duo

Is art in the eye of the beholder?
Perhaps it's a windmill
Or simply a boulder
Oh rats Drats Oh phooey
I think it's just a floating buoy

Making the flight

photo by Eric Alder http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/

If I don't make this flight

I'll never live it down

I have to see this sight

In good old Puddletown

http://katheworsley.blogspot.com/2011/07/magpie-tales-75.html

It's shocking I say!

Photo by Eric Alder http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com

Not reading instructions

Can lead to malfunctions

Idiotic deductions

And strange reproductions

There goes the neighborhood.........

A conversation was over heard

The neighbors were being quite absurd

They said this guy didn't belong here

He really does act rather queer...

He's always thinking of other stuff

Like Vitamin C -it's really rough

To have a lively conversation

While he's six feet deep in cogitation

Photo by Eric Alder

If he could he'd be experimenting

With chemistry and molecular biology

When all we want is a lively chat

While playing cards -just this and that.

We really are quite tired of Linus

His Nobel Peace Prize and his shyness

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for more info go here:
http://kathewsnapaday.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-11.html

go here for more of Eric Alder's Monday Photo Prompts:

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/

and here for Jingle Poetry Potluck:

http://jinglepoetry.blogspot.com/

When times are tough..........

Photo by Eric Alder of Bifocal Univision http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/

You cannot make a wish
When times are tough
and you stand at the edge
with no where to go but down
just turn 180 degrees
and walk forward

Image courtesy of Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales
http://magpietales.blogspot.com/

A few weeks ago we watched

a documentary film entitled 180° South.
We were enthralled and inspired by the tenacity, strength of character
and quiet life philosophy of these people profiled in the film.
I still think about this film- hence this simple homage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/180_Degrees_South:_Conquerors_of_the_Useless/

Bifocalunivision's Photo for this week

Photo by Eric Alder

for more photos go to http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com

Drop by drop

Radiation seeps into the sea

Dripping death

Better Living with Chemistry?

I am using both Magpie Tales and BifocalUnivision's

images and putting them together here:

Plus these two poems work perfectly for

this weeks Jingle Poetry Potluck

Evolution, Environment and Survival!!

Photo courtesy of Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales

No illusions floating

In radioactive fusion

Dangerous drops of water

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Photo courtesy of Eric Alder of BifocalUnivision

Ode to Yellow #6

there's cheetos and fritos

korn kurls and cheezits

krispy chips and corn nuts

but nuttin' like cheez puffs whew!

that's a whole lotta stuff

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http://www.jinglepoetry.blogspot.com/

for more Magpie Tales go here: http://magpietales.blogspot.com/

or for BifocalUnivision go here: http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/

Country Roads

Photo by Eric Alder http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/

The high road

The road less traveled

The low road

That's only graveled

Shake a tree

And look at a map

Are we lost

On a deadend trap?

Get the gas can

and admit defeat

We're outta gas

We'd better beat feet......

Bifocalvision Monday Photo Prompt

Photo by Eric Alder

Mr Edison
The moon will always be better
Than a bulb
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this was written in reponse to Eric Alder's Monday Photo Prompt
go here for more responses: http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com

What he was thinking.....

I know I ate too fast

And certainly way too much

The cabbage and corned beef

It was such a tasty lunch

I'm here a wee bit longer

As I'm stuck on this seat

Reflecting upon my gluttony

While chewing on more meat.

Bifocal Univision Monday Photo Prompt

Hot Dawg

Yikes hot sand

My dawgs aren't cool

Hot sand makes my dawgs so hot
So, where's the pool?

photo by Eric Alder

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com