Monday, 24 January 2011

Microfiction Monday #38


Susan at Stony River hosts this fun theme each Monday, so do pop over and read the others who have signed Mr. Linky. The rules are thus:


Every Monday Susan will post a picture for the subject of your story. Microfiction means the shortest of short stories. Think Aesop's fables, comic strips, or even jokes: complete stories that can be told in under a minute. For this game, the limit is a tweetable 140 characters or fewer, including spaces and punctuation.


Here's today's picture and my contribution.



 
Waiting patiently, on a dark and dismal day, determined to make the most of the visit to the area by experiencing everything on offer.


 
The ferry was out there somewhere.




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29 comments:

  1. Charlene Amsden24 January 2011 at 07:30

    Our ferries sale unerringly through the soupiest fogs. I love to listen to the "ship talk" as everybody blows their horns to signal their locations.

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  2. Grandpa24 January 2011 at 08:16

    Offers are always tempting. Let's hope the ferry can find its way to the jetty in that fog

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  3. Valerie24 January 2011 at 11:06

    It's frustrating to visit a lovely place in bad weather. Pity we can't order the weather we want ... grins.

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  4. anthonynorth24 January 2011 at 11:07

    Hopefully it finds them.
    Nice one.

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  5. Anonymous24 January 2011 at 11:09

    Pracuj dla przyjemności a więc w taki sposób by była ona pożyteczna dla wszsytkich a przekonasz się, że będziesz miec więcej niż do życia potrzebujesz.

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  6. Lisa Ricard Claro24 January 2011 at 11:17

    Aw, not the best vacation day ever. But it says something about your characters that they are trying to make good fun of it in spite of the weather. Nice one!

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  7. G-Man24 January 2011 at 12:26

    Nice One Ake!!!

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  8. jabblog24 January 2011 at 12:34

    Yes, can't waste the moment . . .

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  9. Akelamalu24 January 2011 at 13:14

    At least boats/ferries have radar - I hate driving my car in fog !

    I'm sure it will Grandpa :)

    Bad weather can put a damper(pardon the pun) on a day out but I suppose the trick is to not let it Valerie :)

    Hopefully anthony :)

    Welcome syneloi, I just wish I could understand what you've written.

    They are making the most of what they've got Lisa ;)

    Cheers G x

    Definitely must waste the moment Jabblog

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  10. Maria24 January 2011 at 13:51

    You get a great feel for an area by experiencing everything about it - good and bad included. I always think so.

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  11. Maude Lynn24 January 2011 at 15:31

    Made me laugh!

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  12. Peggy24 January 2011 at 15:43

    Akela;

    Your MF brought back memories of taking the ferry over to our cabin on Washington Island, Wisconsin.
    Thanks for bringing up those memories in my mind!

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  13. Sylvia K24 January 2011 at 15:49

    I could almost hear the ferry horns in the fog as I read yours! I've seen it look just like that here in Seattle! Love your take! Enjoy your week!

    Sylvia

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  14. Ron24 January 2011 at 16:41

    Another brilliant Microfiction!

    And a perfect example of going with the flow and making the most of it!

    Hope you're having a wonderful Monday, m'dear!

    X

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  15. Akelamalu24 January 2011 at 17:28

    I think so too Gaelikaa! I visited your blog but your comments seem to be closed so I couldn't leave a message, sorry.

    Well I'm happy if it made you laugh Mama Zen

    How wonderful that my MF brought back nice memories for you Peggy. :)

    Ferry horns was exactly what I heard when I first saw the pic too Sylvia!

    Thanks Ron and making the most of every opportunity is the right thing to do isn't it? :)

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  16. Empress Bee (of the high sea)24 January 2011 at 18:28

    i can almost see it!

    smiles, bee
    xoxoxoxoxoox

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  17. Diane24 January 2011 at 19:13

    Hopefully it can find them too! :O)

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  18. Anonymous24 January 2011 at 19:35

    Were they certain the ferry was out there somewhere? I hope that it eventually showed up, before they were chilled to the bone. Great mm!
    Have a wonderful week. Cheers~

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  19. Deb24 January 2011 at 19:46

    You are so clever. I looked at the picture and thought,'what could she possibly have written to go with this ?' But you did it so well!

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  20. Elizabeth Mueller24 January 2011 at 21:43

    Lol. Poor ferry. ;)

    ♥.•*¨ Elizabeth ¨*•.♥

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  21. Finding Pam24 January 2011 at 22:24

    I hope they didn't have to wait too long for their ferry to come in.

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  22. Anonymous25 January 2011 at 07:46

    I really want to shout 'it's behind you'... but that would be stupid :)

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  23. Odat25 January 2011 at 14:00

    I can hear the ferry!

    Peace

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  24. Dianne25 January 2011 at 16:31

    I hope their ferry comes in :)

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  25. Akelamalu25 January 2011 at 16:37

    Well it is out there, somewhere Bee ;)

    Hopefully Diane :)

    I'm sure it turned up eventually sylviamorice :)

    Thanks Deb, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. x

    Cheers Daryl x

    The ferry knows where it is Elizabeth, no need to feel sorry for it. ;)

    I'm sure they didn;t Pam :)

    Shout whatever you like S,D&BS

    I think I can hear it too Odat x

    I'm sure it will Dianne :)

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  26. Gledwood25 January 2011 at 18:44

    Hi I'm just flying past on the way out.

    Are we at cross purposes?

    I'm not sure! Honestly.

    What I meant was you have to take responsibility in basic ways. The example I gave was deliberately major, but what can that person do? Just say alive. Drs say patients can and do decide to hold on or not.

    So if you start there, you can eventually get everywhere. But if you can't do it small, I'm sure doing it big won't work either!

    That's my view on responsibility, I never REALLY did it bar the very basics and even a lot of them went... which is what I'm trying to get back. (Somehow.)

    :-)

    Take care

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  27. nitebyrd25 January 2011 at 21:00

    Hope springs eternal for that ferry! LOL

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  28. secret agent woman26 January 2011 at 23:55

    This is about what it looks like here. Dismal.

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  29. Akelamalu29 January 2011 at 12:38

    Mmmmm, keep going Gleds

    It does indeed Nitebyrd!

    I hate dismal weather too SAW!

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