Monthly Archives: March 2015

A Rose Smelling Really Awful

Posted on March 31, 2015 by colonialist

A rose by any other name Might well still smell as sweet, But other ‘rose’ smells, all the same, One knows the nose may greet. When rows and rows of shacks there rose, A smell, pure, would endure; But … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens, Humour, Nonsense verse, Poems, Really Awful Rhyme | Tagged Colonialist, humorous verse, Really Awful Rhyme, rose guises, rose rows roes | 11 Comments

Colonialists and Savages

Posted on March 29, 2015 by colonialist

For those who haven’t come across it, some of the students at University of Cape Town have recently taken offence, on grounds which are blatantly racist however much they may deny it, at the fact that a statue of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | Tagged Black racism, Colonialist, Colonialists and Savages, race evolution, seperate development, UCT Statue of Rhodes | 22 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Ephemeral – snow good expecting it to stay.

Posted on March 28, 2015 by colonialist

Now and again a particularly cold spell will cause a bit of snow to fall on the Inhlosane peak near Dargle in the Natal Midlands. It is seldom there for more than a couple of days; sometimes only for part … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Nature, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, Inhlosane peak and snow, Photo Challenge: Ephemeral, unusual snow. | 15 Comments

Really Awful Hosiery

Posted on March 26, 2015 by colonialist

My right leg was feeling quite swell, And giving me all kinds of hell, Now I’ve got this shocking Constrictive-type stocking This dreadful uprising to quell. Don’t blame me for showing a view Of such awful hosiery to you; It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Personal Journal, Photography, Really Awful Rhyme | Tagged Colonialist, constricting stocking, Really Awful Rhyme, stocking to reduce swelling, Surgical Sock | 47 Comments

A Really Awful policy decision on whether to use any more anymore.

Posted on March 23, 2015 by colonialist

On the building scene – a front door which, to be upfront, caused affront. I think that the lintel was cut a teensy weensy bit too short, don’t you agree? Anyway, let us now turn to things less concrete. A building exercise … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Language, Personal Journal, Really Awful Rhyme, Renovations | Tagged 'anymore' or 'any more'?, Colonialist, loose lintel, Really Awful Rhyme | 25 Comments

Photo Challenge: a FRESH way of looking at things

Posted on March 22, 2015 by colonialist

(Click on appropriate section of sidebar on right for translations, writing, compositions, awards and special series.) Some of the activity over this weekend provides progress towards having a fresh outlook from the will-it-ever-be completed new home. This is how … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Journal, Photography, Renovations, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged a fresh outlook, Colonialist, photo challenge fresh, windows replaced by doors | 42 Comments

Photo Challenge: A Wall Meant Seriously

Posted on March 15, 2015 by colonialist

Posted in Challenge, Nature, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, free state scenery, natural rock wall, Photo Challenge, wall | 16 Comments

Really Awfully For the Birds

Posted on March 14, 2015 by colonialist

(See sidebar on right for translation, compositions, fantasy novels, series and awards.) Now, when the golf club you attend, You hope those birdies fates will send Below par will turn out to be, ‘Or better,’ said he eagle-ly, ‘I’d be … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Nature, Personal Journal, Photography, Really Awful Rhyme | Tagged birds in bevies, Colonialist, guinea fowl, Really Awful Rhyme, tame guinea fowl | 34 Comments

A Really Awful Shining Example

Posted on March 12, 2015 by colonialist

Reflections on mortality A lovely lady found herself in a religious sphere, And thought that smiting infidels would be a good idea, Deciding that her duty lay in doing what was right By causing non-believers, before death, to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Humour, Really Awful Rhyme, Religious absurdity, Satire, Wordplay | Tagged Colonialist, female assassins, female religious fanatics, fun-der-mentalist absurdity, light before death | 16 Comments

Really Awful Gatecrashing Geese in the Swim

Posted on March 11, 2015 by colonialist

Young R in Top 8 Gala For Junior Primary: Her bash at dashing through the splash Was something else to see! Her second place at freestyle Did make us all feel proud, Though butterfly and backstroke Were further back in … Continue reading →