Hotel view

Posted on July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged dinghy, Fishing, Humour, Mother, Sea, Short story, Sunset, suspense, Very short story, Weather2 Comments

Looking out from the hotel over the Channel she worried about her son. Where was he? Anxiety weighed like a heavy stone on her heart. What if she never saw him again?

The dinghy had not been seen since sunset, when it had been out on the sandbar fishing for mackerel, but no one had called the lifeboat and they were not that overdue. Still, a mother can have a sense about these things. She knew in her bones… Something was wrong.

A shadow fell across her as the sun started to set again. She turned her head to look. She heard his voice…

‘Mum?’….

‘Can you do my washing this weekend?’

Blue feet limerick

Posted on May 30, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bird, blue feet, coot, Fun, Humour, Life, Limerick, Poem, Poetry, Short poem, Silly, waddle5 Comments

Blue feet on this Coot?

It looks quite cute!

As it waddles along

It might sing a song

That would really make me hoot!

Stop bringing me presents!

Posted on May 25, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Humour, Mad, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Presents, Purr, smug, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

I don’t want a mouse

Or a frog

Bought in alive

To scurry or croak.

Caught with a fishing net

For goldfish

And put out again.

I don’t want that bee!

Keep it for yourself

Or a wasp

You surreptitiously

Sneak in

For my pleasure

Take that shrew away

At least hedgehogs are spiky

So they won’t be dropped

At my feet

With a smug purr!

There you go!

Here’s my rent!

Silly cat

Posted on April 2, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, female cat, Fun, Humour, Mad half hour, Ornament, Photo, Playing, Running, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

She’s only little but she lives to run and play. Half an hour ago there was thundering paw noises from upstairs then a loud thud and she ran downstairs like she was being chased. I wondered what had happened. I think she was playing, but she had knocked a glass globe off the windowledge. Nothing was broken, but it had clanged off the radiator and thudded onto the floor. It has now been moved somewhere safer! She’s OK, just as cute as ever.

I see sheep!

Posted on April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Drink, Faces, Fun, Hot chocolate, Humour, Life, Pareidolia, Pattern, Shapes, Sheep, SillyLeave a comment

Pareidolia, the ability to see creatures in patterns. This was a drink of hot chocolate that I had mirrored to make a pattern. The two shapes in the white area look like annoyed sheeps heads to me. I’m funny like that!

Just a face

Posted on March 30, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white drawing, black fine liner pen, Fun, Humour, Life, Poem, Poetry, Silly, SketchingLeave a comment

Just a face to look at

To assess and see

Is it friendly or anxious?

Or angry about me?

This face is slightly pensive

Thinking about the world

Everythings so expensive

As into the future she’s hurled!

This is a nonsense poem.

Not much point at all

Just keep the rhyme going

Or will this poem stall!

Cat dragon time

Posted on March 26, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged bay wings, Black and white cat, Cat, Digital manipulation, dragon cat, flying cat, Funny idea, Humour, silly idea, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

If cats had wings like dragons or bats what strange creatures would they be. Able to leap and fly over tall buildings to get to the kitty food on the other side. Sharp claws to grab rodents and then fly them up to eyries High up on the rooftops. Would they play with TV ariels or sit in satellite dishes?

Would they fight in mid air? Fur flying and showering people below. Maybe they would be entirely feral and not have owners. I’d hate to have to try and catch one to take to the vets for a checkup? And I can imagine them snuggled up, wrapped in their wings when they sleep?

Eyes

Posted on March 17, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Dragon, Eyes, Fun, Humour, Life, Painting, Poem, Poetry, ThinkingLeave a comment

You look at me

What do you see?

Gazing out with your great

Green eyes.

Wide wise eyes,

Or evil eyed?

Which one will you be?

Your huge ego

May continue to grow.

Just be gentle

Don’t hurt me.

Such strange monsters

Posted on March 14, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, beasts and monsters, bestiary, Draco, Dragons, Humour, Poem, Poetry, RhymeLeave a comment

Such strange creatures

Monsters of myth

Seen in the morning

In the valley in a mist.

Draco, dragon, leather winged

Sharp of teeth

It’s head fringed

With scales or feathers

Glistening claws

How ugly they are

With ferocious Jaws!

Ginger

Posted on March 8, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, Drawing, Funny, ginger cat, Humour, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, Sketch, StripesLeave a comment

There was a cat called Ginger

He was really fat

He went upstairs quite slowly

And at the top he sat

I called him for his breakfast

I called him for his tea.

But there he lay upon his mat

Until he rolled and jumped back down

Much slimmer now, not fat!

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Humour