‘Say Something’-FFF36 #Flashfiction

07 Jun 2016 18 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Christina Aguilera, fff, Flash Fiction Foray, Say Something, That final goodbye, the book blogger

Tuesday is also Matt the Book Blogger’s Flash Fiction Prompt day!

Neon Music Sign

The prompt song is Christina Aguilera’s ‘Say Something’.

It’s funny, this song reminds me of my Lil Princess, as she always sings it, and I didn’t know what the song was… (Getting old, me!) Well, now I know!

Inspired entirely by the part in the video where the elderly man is with his sick wife… ( I had tears in my eyes watching that part of the video…

“Bet, say something. Bet? Lillibet? My sweet, I know you can hear me. Just give my hand a squeeze so I know you’re not annoyed with me. I’m sorry I didn’t get your favourite gingernuts. The doctor wasn’t sure you’d be up to eating them. But I did sneak in a Bakewell Slice. I know how much you love them.”

Frank looked at the sleeping figure, and his eyes welled up. His Bet was such a chatterbox, you couldn’t keep her quiet usually.

He felt a hand come to rest on his shoulder.

“Granddad, you need to say goodbye now.”

Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 28 – Glorious

07 Jun 2016 25 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Photography, Poems Tags: #Hugh'sweeklyphotochallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Glorious, Helsinki, Hugh's Photo Challenge, Peacocks, Scarlet Ibises

Tuesday is also Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge!

The prompt this week is Glorious.

1. Take or choose a photo that you’ve taken which interprets Glorious.
2. Create a new post on your blog entitled “Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 28 – ‘Glorious’
3. Add the photo(s) you have taken to the post and tell us a little about what you are showing.
4. Create a pingback to this post or leave a link to your post in the comments section so other participants can view the post.

So there were some glorious views in Helsinki while we were there, last week, but something else struck me as ‘glorious’. The colour of these Scarlet Ibises…

And the colours on the tail feathers of this Peacock…

The vibrant colours
Of these birds of a feather
Simply glorious

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#RomanticTuesday – Eternity

07 Jun 2016 20 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #RomanticTuesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Eternity, poem, tanka

So, it’s not like I have nothing better to do… the last term of the academic year means my first set of end of year reports, and that is a BIG task!

But then my Blog Sis Erika throws me a spin ball, and I have to hit it! She has opened the challenge to write something romantic on a Tuesday! #RomanticTuesday.

Heart, Hands, West, Love, Trust, Eternity, Woman

Image from Pixabay

Eternity – A Tanka

When two become one
Unspoken vows are taken
Simply, hearts exchanged
A love that lasts forever
Promise of eternity

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #100 Top&Light

06 Jun 2016 14 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Haiku, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge, Top & Light

Wow! Ron! Your challenge has hit it’s first century!

Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge Image.

The prompt words – Light & Top

I was trying to be serious today, and wanted to write something really meaningful… it didn’t quite happen, all I could think of was silly stuff! Think it’s because I am in a heightened state of excitement with the Bloggers bash so close!

So here are my two entries!

Cake

Freshly baked sponge cake
A light dusting of sugar
To top it all off

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Exposed

Please be most aware
If you are wearing a sheer top
Bright lights shine right through!

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Thursday photo prompt – Isolated… #writephoto

04 Jun 2016 16 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Fiction, isolated, Sue Vincent

Sue gave us another great photo prompt this week!

Alongside the word Isolated, we have this photo to work with…

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A dark silhouette of a building came into view.

“Perfect setting, isn’t it?”

Peter, looked over at Mandy, who was bouncing excitedly in the passenger seat.

“You know how I love a good Whodunnit Weekend, and I think they have surpassed themselves with the venue this time!”

I looked over at the view and had to agree. It wasn’t really my cup of tea, but I had wanted to impress her, and her mates told me that this was what she was into.

The building looked so… creepy. I was tempted to back out, but I couldn’t look like a wimp in front of her!

On the other side of the lane was a grim looking black forest… Oh, this gets better and better…

The saving grace was the view… That sunset. I was glad I had packed my camera. If nothing else, at least I could get some good shots for my portfolio.

Oh and the fact that if she was suitably impressed, I might get lucky!

With that thought, I pressed down on the accelerator.