haiku my way

One from the memory... we had often travelled to our away matches by train and it would stop in the middle of nowhere for no apparent reason and wait for who knows what. I had no problems sleeping on a moving train but these pauses would inevitably wake me up.

night train
awakened by the absence
of movement

Barn swallow

I can't seem to find words to write anything meaningful (or foolish for that matter) so a pic of this fella will have to suffice. Swallows are among my favourite birds and I'm always pleased to see them in spring and throughout summer when they raise their young and prepare them for a long journey south.

There hasn't been a photo around here for a while

Hence this summer pic (I'm still not used to this new monitor so am not sure how it will look elsewhere)

I must be crazy

I have always enjoyed watching all kinds of sports but have never been fanatic about anything. However, these last few days I have been thoroughly immersed in the action. Perhaps because of our national team's participation in the World Cup football which has obsessed the nation. People are proud of 'our boys' and their achievement even though they had to leave after the group stage (which, to be honest, is where we objectively belong). However, with a little bit of luck it could have been the minuscule Slovenia (which is not the same as Slovakia - the latter are still in the tournament) playing in the last 16.

Then there's Wimbledon. The only tennis tournament I remember watching on TV as a child and being fascinated by the spectale. The fascination has remained to date and it is still my favourite Grand Slam. And there has been plenty of drama already and an unbelievable match which is unlikely to ever be surpassed. 183 games played over the course of 3 days before one of the opponents finally succumbed.

So, if I'm not around much, I'm liklely occupied with watching one sport or the other in between work and keeping the house. The madness will soon be over anyway...

3WT in 55

He almost passed out from the curglaff but the memory of her haimiah lap kept him awake while diving to retrieve the talisman she had lost when she and her lover capsized during their canoe trip. They were both rescued but not her auriferous stone. He'll show her why he was a thoroughbred golden retriever.

*

curglaff, n. the shock one feels when plunging into cold water
auriferous, adj. gold-bearing; a stone bearing gold
haimiah, adj. Warm and comfortable; homey; folksy

Microfiction Monday

just an unofficial quickie...

When the fishermen pulled out the monster of a fish which killed Ernie, Lorna put up a monument in its honour.

Nothing particular

It's not easy to come up with something with no fresh photos in stock (raining again the whole weekend). I'm getting used to the new acquiry but am finding out typing is a bit of a challenge. The placement of the keyboard is slightly different and I must be careful all the time - not that I have written much in these couple of days.

The rest of June (at least) is proving to be difficult at work and it may consume much of my energy. Then there's the World Cup which makes men (and some women too) football (soccer) crazy. Slovenia still has a chance to progress (in fact, everybody in this group does) but we mustn't lose against England in the last group match. Although things don't look too bright for the England team, they are a respectful opponent, and everybody knows a wounded lion is the most dangerous... I have mixed feelings about the match with the USA. After a firm first half lead an early US goal at the beginning of the 2nd turned things around and it ended 2:2 adn we could have easily lost the match alltogether. In fact, I have to admit I have no idea why the 3rd American goal was disallowed (am glad it was, though, although I would rather have it end without controversy).

Somebody (you know who you are) asked about 9 pin bowling. Well, I thought I would attach a video to get an impression how it looks like. Each competitor has 120 balls on 4 lanes, 30 on each, and the total score counts.