Happy Holidays!

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 24

Jingle bells on roof
Herald the saint's arrival
Ho ho ho ho ho

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 23

Precious cargo waits
Soft snows, Santa's silent night
No reindeer needed

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 22

Tonka memories
Big yellow truck went missing
Stolen in Thompson

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 21

The polar express
Glides south on Christmas morning
Its whistle blowing

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 20

Anchors aweigh, lads
Little boat's vital cargo:
Imagination

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 19

On this Christmas dawn
The hopes and dreams of children
Soar on plastic wings

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 18

A remote surprise
Imagination on wheels
Plastic avatar

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 17

Christmastime gestalt
Wholesome parts multiply glee
Building joy faster

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 16

Tired of Christmas
Hard rubber smells like burning
Deflating our hopes

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 15

He wears red and green
For the Xmas Day Gran Prix
High octane jingles

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 14

Magic music boxes
Rustle of tearing paper
Squeal of childish glee

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 13

Unlucky 13?
Not for Christmas astronauts
A donum stellis

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 12

Obelisk of pine
Soft needles caress, not sting
Shelter our presents

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 11

Christmas BBQ?
Down south perhaps possible
Here flames freeze solid

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 10

Friendly firefighter
Keeps the home fires from burning
And brings extra dogs

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 9

Day 9 seems chintzy
But suddenly it's all clear
Table needs more parts

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 8

A Christmas dinner
Pizza, wine, drumsticks and grapes
But no one to share

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 7

An innocent bench
Weary carollers rest on
Snowy silent nights

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 6

Mugs for a mugger
Stealing LEGO Christmas cheer
Coal in his stocking

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 5

Day 5 of Christmas
Santa offers deadly tools
What is this, I don't...

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 4

Frosty the snowman
Is a shambling faceless horror
Two noses but no smile

LEGO Advent Calendar Haiku Day 3

Allergic to dogs
Yet LEGO offers this pet
Throw me a bone here

LEGO Advent Haiku

Several of my friends have made it a tradition to purchase and enjoy the craft beer advent calendar, opening and sampling one beer a day. But because I don't drink alcohol, this tradition is lost to me. But while shopping for other gifts I spotted the LEGO advent calendar. Open one portal a day starting December 1 until December 24 and enjoy a tiny LEGO surprise! What middle-aged kid could resist? Not me.

But I am already a day behind, and as punishment I now promise to write a haiku for each portal I open.

December 1
Police officer smiles big
With an extra cup and hat
Always be prepared

December 2
Sad lonely fireplace
Flames beckon on silent night
Warm bricks, cold hearth

The Forest Gate

There's nothing particularly interesting about this photo except the slender branch-less tree that bisects the frame. Well, that and I appear to be holding a wand of some kind. I selected the area to the right of the branch and added a few filters to make it look as though that side of the picture represented a portal or gateway to another dimension. Some experiments, needless to say, are more successful than others.