DAILY ILLUSTRATED NONSENSE

A blogsite offering entertaining oddities since January 2020 at the rate of 30x/month. There are now over sixteen hundred posts in these four years. Images -- poetic, photographic, and computer-simulated -- are drawn from daily life as well as from poems and wordplay grouped by topic on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense". The poetry displayed is all original (as are the song-lyrics), although portions evolved through rigorous editing on a collaborative website.

November 14, 2023

NOV 14r, pandemic poetry: social distancing

a) reprise from November 2020

NOV 14, pandemic poetry: social distancing

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Pandemic Poetry' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".

b) Decorative Touches (DTz)

fabric art by R.C.H., presented with thanks

November 13, 2023

NOV 13, terminal (poetic) exclamation: KERPLUNK!

Authors' Note: Kerplunk is an onomatopoeic expression for the sound produced as a non-buoyant object suddenly sinks below the watery surface.

You can review our collection of poems on the topic of "Terminal Exclamation (Limerick Variations)" as it evolves on our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense"; click HERE.

November 12, 2023

NOV 12r-, Toronto ravines: art installations

reprise from November 2020

NOV 12, Toronto ravines: art installations

The sculpture is the work of the renowned Canadian innovator, naturalist and artist William Lishman.

If you are interested in winding your way through an encyclopedic collection of four blogposts stuffed with photo-collages on Toronto ravines, click HERE.

November 11, 2023

NOV 11, poetic non-sequitur: hoggishly

The collections of short verses entitled "Non-Sequiturs" on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense", contain an admittedly bizarre assortment of nonsensical odds-and-ends, that don't quite fit into other topic-based offerings. But should you want to review the entire collection, click HERE.

November 10, 2023

NOV 10, brief saga W-I-P

November 9, 2023

NOV 9r, bi-lyrical limerick: 'a poet and his bros'

a) reprise from November 2020

NOV 10, bi-lyrical limerick: 'a poet and his bros'

Authors' note: We (i.e. Dr. G.H. and his registered pseudonym Giorgio) have two brothers who have each written a textbook in his chosen field of endeavour. Our personal choice, however, is to indulge in the delights of poetry, using rhyme rather than free verse as our preferred modality.

Be sure to check out the whole collection of 'bi-lyrical limericks' by proceeding to "Edifying Nonsense." CLICK HERE !

reminiscence of South Carolina

b) Decorative Touches

fabric art by R.C.H., presented with thanks

November 8, 2023

NOV 8, postal places, Canada: Goose Bay and Gander, NL

Authors' Note: NL is the official abbreviation for the Canadian province comprised of the Atlantic island of Newfoundland, and Labrador — the sparsely populated section of mainland Canada that borders the Atlantic Ocean to its north.
Gander, population 12,000, located on the island north of the capital of St. John's, had been founded in the 1930s as a refuelling stop for the expanding number of commercial transatlantic flights. It recently became famous as the recipient town for diverted passenger aircraft during the 9/11 debacle.

The town of Goose Bay, population 8000, now administratively known as Happy Valley - Goose Bay, is the largest settlement in the icy northern portion of the province. Founded in 1941, it was selected for its potential as a military airbase, and served that function throughout World War Two.

A terse story about "dangerous": A recent novice visitor from France, flying overnight to Toronto, sleepily noted the key towns on the plane's route-map, and wondered why "Danger" was prominently displayed near the country's east coast.

At one swell foop, you can review all our postal poems about intriguing places in the USA and Canada, by proceeding to the encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE !

November 7, 2023

NOV 7, Toronto excursion: down by the Lake

November 6, 2023

NOV 6r, waterfowl, gallinules

a) reprise from September 2020

**You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Immersible Verse: Limericks about Waterfowl' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.**

b) Decorative Touches

fabric art by R.C.H., presented with thanks

November 5, 2023

NOV 5, Submitted Palindromes: G, targeted at " MA IS AS SELFLESS AS I AM"

November 4, 2023

NOV 4r-, insects: beer bugs

reprise from 2020

OCT 21, insects: beer bugs

November 3, 2023

NOV 3r, American satire: conspiracy theories

a) reprise from November 3, 2020

NOV 3, American satire(3): conspiracy theories

We hope that you enjoyed this verse. You can find 30 more on this topic in 5 collections on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE to start!

b) Decorative Touches

fabric art by R.C.H., presented with thanks

November 2, 2023

NOV 2r, magical palindromes: more from Paris

a) reprise from November 2020

NOV 2, magical palindromes: more from Paris

You can become an expert fan of our wordplay concoction 'magical palindromes' by reviewing the explanatory material found on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense" HERE.

b) Decorative Touches

fabric art by R.C.H., presented with thanks

November 1, 2023

NOV 1, objectionable adjectives: horrible

Authors' Note: Horrible (like its close cousins terrible and frightful) has become a difficult term to define. Originally meaning full of horror, or capable of engendering horror, it can now be applied in two opposing directions.

SINGING THIS POEM

Some readers will be itching to sing the above verse. Here's our suggestion as to how to do it, using the well-known tune of "Home on the Range", slightly modified to fit the situation. Have fun !!!

Horrible (uke chords: E9 = 1222; A9 = 0102);

verse:

This Oct[D]ober my [D7]poems won't be [G]snorable [Gm]

Grisly, [D]gruesome. they're [E9] terribly [A7]gorable.

Critics, [D]reading at [D7]night,

Can't a[G]void taking [Gm]fright --

They'll con[D]demn them as [A9]"Hallowe'en-[D]horrible."

chorus:

Next [D]month dispo[G]sitions are [D]sunny;

With Thanks[E9]giving-fest sweeter than [A7]honey.

Critics [D]won't be an[D7]noyed;

They'll de[G]light, over[Gm]joyed

At my [D]verse they'll term [A7]"horribly [D]funny".

You can review our editorially selected doggerel (eight poems) relating to 'Objectionable Adjectives' by clicking HERE.

October 28, 2023

OCT 28r, pandemic poetry: D.Y.O.D

a) reprise from September 2020

SEP 28, pandemic poetry: 'D.Y.O.D.'

Authors' Verse:

BYOB: bring your own booze
DYOD: do your own dishes, an analogous motto proposed for software-enhanced 'remote get-togethers' via internet
Zoom: software for interactive on-line meetings

Other verses by the author relating to the viral pneumonia pandemic of 2020 (COVID-19) include attribute, calamari, cetacean, confinement, and dine in.

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Pandemic Poetry' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".

b) Decorative Touches

Continuation from "Pictures at a Renovation -- finishing touches", (fabric artwork), September 22, 2023.

Tulip fields:

fabric art by R.C.H., presented with thanks

OCT 28r, death and the afterlife: ghostbusting equipment

You can review more poems about 'Death and the Afterlife' in context ('death and the afterlife') on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE!

b) Decorative Touches

fabric art by R.C.H., presented with thanks

October 27, 2023

OCT 27r, diagnostic imaging: technetium generators

a) reprise from October 2020

OCT 27, diagnostic imaging: technetium generators

You can review all our verses on this intriguing topic by proceeding to a post on 'Edifying Nonsense' entitled 'Selected Topics in Diagnostic Imaging'. Click HERE!

b) Decorative Touches

Continuation from "Pictures at a Renovation -- finishing touches" (fabric artwork), September 22, 2023.

Night view: Cooper River Bridge

fabric art by R.C.H., presented with thanks

For a comparison of modalities you might want to see the post of July 29, "Photo-Study of the Cooper River Bridge".

October 26, 2023

OCT 26r, Toronto oases, Humber Bay park

a) reprise from September 2020

SEP 26, Toronto oases: Humber Bay

You can review the entire series of illustrated poems about the good old days in Ontario by checking the post 'Ontario Nostalgia' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.

b) Decorative Touches (DTe)

Continuation from "Pictures at a Renovation -- finishing touches" (fabric artwork), September 22, 2023.

Shem Creek vista