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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Blues Train

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Front carriage of a train waiting at Cranbourne station
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Midweek Blues meme
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Quietly waiting
Electric multi wired journey
City bound blues train
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Hosted by Rebecca Haegele @ The Dusty Cellar

16 comments:

Ellie said...: This is one of your best, "City bound blues train." Bravo!; September 22, 2010 5:58 AM
Louis la Vache said...: Did the Blues Brothers ride the Blues Train?
;-D; September 22, 2010 6:25 AM
Linnea said...: Now that blue color really catches the eye. It must be fun to ride around in that without having to worry about traffic!; September 22, 2010 1:16 PM
BLOGitse said...: Never seen Midweek Blues meme before...Have to check it.
City bound blues train...cool! :); September 22, 2010 5:31 PM
Elizabeth said...: Very cool, your words make it perfect.; September 22, 2010 9:30 PM
Dina @ 4 Lettre Words said...: That's a lovely blue capture!; September 22, 2010 9:33 PM
Rebecca said...: Very nice. At first I thought the photo was a poster. There is something about it that makes it look like it is not the real thing. Kept me staring for a while.; September 22, 2010 11:00 PM
Dianne said...: I love the lines that the benches create
great composition; September 22, 2010 11:31 PM
Carol said...: Nice shot and title. I like your Haiku also.; September 23, 2010 12:30 AM
jabblog said...: You've given life and personality to an inanimate object. Well done!; September 23, 2010 1:40 AM
Vicki said...: Love the train and the Haiku; September 23, 2010 3:35 AM
Carletta said...: "I gotta run, 'cause I hear it comin', I gotta jump that train. / I got tears in my eyes like fallin' rain, that's why I'm ridin' the blues train." ~ Foghat
What a great find and as always the Haiku is perfect melding of word with image.; September 23, 2010 3:45 AM
jeannette said...: Very modern looking!; September 23, 2010 3:53 AM
Kathy said...: A blue train makes for a colorful ride, I'm sure. Is today your first day of spring? It's our first day of fall (although here in Arizona we're still having some 100-degree days!); September 23, 2010 4:45 AM
Prayer Partners Around the World (PPATW) said...: Nice choice for Midweek blues! love the color of the train...cool blue...; September 23, 2010 7:53 AM
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...: What a cute little train. Looks like it could be in a children's book!; September 24, 2010 1:02 PM

Archive of Blog Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman