Hammock lies dormant
Unfulfilled dreams stagnate
No hope of escape
Thought I’d try something different today. Photo taken in Costa Rica.
Happy Wednesday to you all.
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Apr
13
2016
anotherdayinparadise
Travels in Paradise
Wonderful, I have a fetish for laundry racks … but don’t see them very often over here. I suppose most people use the tumble dryer. Or maybe it’s because of the bad weather we had the last summers.
Shows a different kind of lifestyle here!
Now there’s a nostalgia-inducing photo. I can almost hear the snap of the clothes in a stiff breeze. 🙂
Thanks, John. I hope it doesn’t get too windy, or the clothes will end up on the ground, as there are no pegs. 😕
I hadn’t even noticed. I saw the colors, the line, and the next thing I knew, I was taking a stroll down Memory Lane watching Mom hang our laundry. 🙂
It does us good to stroll down that lane, John. I just saw 2011 photos on FB of my late mom smiling in the front of a Land Rover, as she anticipated our family tour around the Rhino and Lion Park in Johannesburg. Great memories of her. 🙂
When I walk to the creek (which is just about every day) I think of when my hubby’s great grandparents settled here and all the washing was done in the creek. I’m so glad we’ve come a long way since then, but some people aren’t so lucky.
Yes it does us good to remember that life wasn’t always as easy as we may have it, and that even today, there are many who may never experience a life of ease and comfort. I think it must be wonderful to live where there’s so much family history. Hubby and I know nothing about our great grandparents.
That’s such a shame… 😦
Sylvia, the old and mossy rocks contrasted beautifully with the colorful laundry on the clothesline! I enjoyed your haiku or short words about it. Sadto think of life stagnating but if I were to be “stuck” an island like Costa Rico wouldn’t be too bad a place. . . 🙂 Have a wonderful rest of the week, Sylvia! ❤
Thanks, Robin. The ‘mossy rocks’ are parts of a broken manhole. I felt sorry for the dog. He looked very lean and hungry. Costa RIca is a great place for a holiday, but I saw that daily life there is very hard for its people.
The poor areas of Mexico were like this, only a few blocks from big cities like Mexico City and this does break your heart a bit. Hopefully, their simple existence is blessed with family and time together. Costa Rico would be more impoverished, I would imagine than many other places we would choose to travel and vacation in. You have a kind and loving heart, Sylvia. I appreciate your saying this to me. xo
No shove it in and press the button there!
That’s for sure Gilly. No pegs either. 😕
When we are travelling I often notice washing hanging on make-shift lines……somehow shows what a struggle life is for some people…..it does make me grateful for all that we have!
I so agree with you, Gerrie. The poverty there was appalling, but the people seemed very cheerful. A lesson to be learned.
Good eyes to catch this picture. The hammock is under the shade which just next to cloth lines that is out for the sun. Interesting setup.
Thanks, YC. Yes it was a fascinating backyard. I tried to imagine what sort of life the family had. Not an easy one I guess.
Very creative Sylvia. Laundry day blues. When I don’t like doing laundry I think of the many countries in the world where I would be walking down to the river to accomplish the task. That usually lightens my blues.
Thanks, Sue. I so agree with you about laundry. We have such an easy time these days. I remember when we were first married, I was washing everything including my baby’s diapers, by hand. 😕
Yes amazing what has changed over the decades. One of my most vivid childhood memories is getting my hair caught in the wringer washer. Let’s say my Mom’s quick action on the emergency release saved the day!
😯 Ouch!!
lovely scene Sylvia! I bet the hammock witnessed happy times before. is that a dog by the lovely orange plant? love this post 🙂
Thanks so much, Lola. Yes it is a dog, scratching around there. I felt sorry for him. Most of the dogs there look very skinny. 😦
I like your “different,” Sylvia.
Thanks, Carol. I’m getting quite hooked on haiku. 🙂
such a colourful line! got to love the tropics! here mostly grey and black in the wash it feels like!
Oh yes, i remember it well, even after all these years. 😕 I want to sing that old Elvis song to you, “Put on your red dress baby.” 😀
Another culture and fantastic. Awesome shot Sylvia!
Thanks, DellaAnna. Yes very different. 🙂
Great Haiku an colorful picture
Thanks, Marylou. 🙂
Love this Latin-American sceneries!
Thanks, Anna. 🙂
It was different, but I liked it!
Thanks, Kate. 🙂
Love your haiku Sylvia. It sums up this photos perfectly! 😀 ♥
Thanks so much, Sonel. 😄
Wünsche einen schönen Mittwoch liebe Grüße und Umarmung Gislinde
Thanks so much, Gislinde. You too. 🙂 xx
Nicely done, Sylvia. 🙂
Thanks, Jill. 😘
Costa Rica, How I miss it there ❤ 🙂
We had such a great trip. No chance to do any laundry though. 🙂
well okay there’s that lol 😀
Love your word/picture combination. 🙂
Thanks, Cathy. 🙂
Sometimes every day seems to be wash day! Makes for good photos though.
I know what you mean, especially with hubby’s work clothes. 🙂
Love it Sylvia-Cheryl xx
Thanks so much, Cheryl. x 🙂
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