Once Upon a Grinchmas

The Grinch's Christmas Tree, Balboa Park, San Diego, California

Once upon a Grinchmas,
His heart was cold as ice;
But when at last it melted,
He turned to Mr. Nice!

Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Magic of Christmas

Magic of Christmas
A time for sharing the joys
Remembering love


Happiest Christmas to you all 
from 
Magical Mystical Teacher 
+
Gemma

Pottery Shop with Ruby Hues

Pottery shop, Los Algodones, Baja California, México

Little "china" shop,
filled with breakables galore—
no bull wanted here!


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Ruby Art Room Sign

Art room sign at Red Hill Consolidated School


The art of colour
Fruits of the creative soul
Rainbow of the mind

Sizzling Ruby Shop Sign

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

Bugambilia—
who sells what behind these walls
at what sort of price?


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Reflecting on Red

The front of Dromana Hub reflecting in my car mirror


The shopping routine
Framed part of my lifestyle
Weekly date in time

Tattered Leaf

Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona

tattered crimson leaf
fading in the wilderness
final resting place


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Reflecting

Reflections in the Dromana Hub Shopping Centre carpark after many downfalls of rain.
Busy doing heaps of marking and reports, so I have to rely on my archives for photos.
All the rain doesn't invite the frustrated photographer either.

Reflecting on sunlight
Imagining greyless days
When the signs are real

Ruby Courtyard

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

in an upper room
young girl brushing out her hair
someday wedding bells


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Little People

Little whimsical figurines in the Boneo Maze and Wetlands' "hidden village" on the southern end of the Mornington Peninsula


We are only small
Look closely and you'll see us
Always together

Riding Down the Bones

Fábrica La Aurora, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

dreaming San Miguel
flayed and frayed, yet carefree still
riding down the bones


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Angus and Rose

Unusual little indoor/outdoor coffee shop - just for snacks + handcraft items for sale - at The Briars
(huge property), Mount Martha, Mornington Peninsula.
It's called Angus and Rose.

Coffee rendezvous
Surrounded by bushland scenes
On yesterday's farm

Ruby Pavilion

Chinese Pavilion, Riverside, California

Imagine a world without red
On either a robin or sled:
How drab it would be
No scarlet to see,
But only grey shading instead!


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Farms in Red

 

On Friday, I was getting my car serviced at Red Hill garage and sadly watched the dark rain clouds tumble in .

The intention was to walk around the nearby streets and take photos while I waited

But with all that sky activity, I would not be wandering far with my camera.

And then this big fella rolled into the garage.

At least a photo for RT2!

A big red wheeler

Symbol of  iconic farms

Peninsula fresh

Feeling Red

Morelia, Michoacán, México

I am feeling red today—
Better that than blue, they say.

Red is such a cheery shade,
Sweetest color ever made,

Brightens everything you do—
Better red, they say, than blue!



Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Big Red Guy

On the walkways round the Yarra River in Melbourne are many colourful elephants.
They celebrate the 150th anniversary of Melbourne Zoo.
(c) Gemma Wiseman

Bulky big red guy
Trumpeting for attention
A photo delight

Through the Wrong Door

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

Pursuing the moon,
I stumbled through the wrong door—
only shadows there!



Photo and haiku © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Red Glow for Writers

Took a group of Year 9 students into Melbourne last Friday.
Inside the Ian Potter Gallery at Flinders Street was this banner advertising the current Melbourne Writers Festival.
There were a number of these banners in different colours with varying, creative images in the upper "head" of the banner.
At the bottom of the photo is a Swedish writer being interviewed.


Inspiring banner
Writers need creative art
Imagination

Ruby-Toned Fountain

St. Michael (San Miguel), guarding a dry fountain, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

With your sword held high
you guard us from all evil,
stalwart San Miguel!



Photo and haiku © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

I'm Different!

 

Squeezed into this huddle of white and blue boats at Blairgowrie on the southern end of the Mornington Peninsula is one boat featuring some red.

As it is a search and rescue boat, being different is probably a good idea!

I need to be seen

I need the brightness of red

I'm here to help you

Ruby Cactus Blossom

Cactus blossom, El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

Why are you amazed
that the brightest flowers bloom,
nestling among thorns?



Photo and haiku © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

A Touch of Winter Red

It's still Winter in Australia!
It's still time to rug up well!
A touch of red suggests a touch of warmth!


The breezes may blow
Chilled air and pale sun
Don't stop the walkers

Preacher Man

Evangelist preaching on the street, Morelia, Michoacán, México


Preacher man a-preachin’
To the sky and to the birds;
Don’t you wish you understood
His message and his words?

Story after story comes
Pouring from his tongue—
Sometimes fiery tales
‘bout the world when it was young;

And sometimes dark allusions
To sin and hell and such;
Doesn’t bother me a bit—
Well, at least not much!



Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

In Ruby Light

 

This little character is under infra red light at the Moonlit Sanctuary, Pearcedale.

The sanctuary's specialty is protecting Australian endangered species.

Like a small dragon

Hoping to be understood

Hoping to live life

Ruby Wisdom

Wisdom figure, home of artist Anado McLauchlin, La Cieneguita, Guanajuato, México


Wise one standing guard at night,
Wise eyes gleaming with delight;
Standing guard by day as well,
Keeping back the hordes of hell!



Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher