December 24, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 36 Comments Christmas Dinner on the Beach Merry Christmas, everyone. May we all be kind to each other. The eagles are setting an example here. Two eagles who dined on the beach Were watched by a crow out of reach, Said one to the other, Save some for our brother, Ensuring a morsel for each.
December 23, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 24 Comments King of the Beach Today’s and tomorrow’s photos/limericks are both about eagles, but each of the eagles has different views about sharing. An eagle devouring a clam Told all nearby seagulls to scram, “I’ll share it,” he said, “If you bring me some bread, And possibly throw in some jam.”
December 16, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 14 Comments The Competition Three chickens who constantly cackle Keep eyeing the guy with the hackle, But cock-of-the-walk, Says, “There’s way too much talk, The brown hen’s the one I would tackle.”
December 10, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 23 Comments Laughing Kookaburra See the disrupted feathers on the kookaburra’s breast. Doesn’t it look like a face with two eyes and a ripply mouthline? There once was a bird who could laugh, His jokes were much funnier by half, Than any wild creature The forest could feature, He thought life was simply a gaff.
December 6, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 36 Comments Pied Cormorant A cormorant who was named Wendy, Was famous for being so bendy, She craned her neck back, Without making it crack, And now this lithe move is quite trendy.
December 4, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 34 Comments The Chicken Ballet The big pot of stew was just brimming With juices right after the skimming, The drumsticks of chickens, Said, “Oh, what the Dickens! We’re doing our synchronized swimming.”
December 1, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 24 Comments Rainbow Lorikeets It’s limerick month. I won’t necessarily do one a day, but maybe every second day or so. Two lorikeets in Lover’s Lane, He hopes she won’t leave him in pain, His eyes close in love As he coos from above, And she whispers, “Oh, say it again!”
November 30, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 25 Comments Sparrow’s Advice leave that walnut husk don’t you know they have toxins? very bad for you
November 27, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 38 Comments Pardon Me? Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family in the U.S. And here we have some Montana turkeys, looking for presidential pardons…. turkey dinner looms can we get a pardon soon? then we will give thanks
November 24, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 25 Comments Australian Pelican no trouble for me resting the weight of my bill keeping my nose clean