Street Curb Water

======================================================================================================
Stagnant street curb water polluted with nicotine, hydro-carbon toxins from the asphalt and car engine oils, other filth like bacteria and viruses, is this pigeon’s favorite drink.

Fresh clean water is the essence of all life however, what can you tell this birdbrain who is about to take a swig of this “witches’ brew” apparently, it must do no harm to him.

Perhaps, he’s addicted to the stuff, leaching tobacco juices and hydro-carbons are his cup of tea, and he’s satisfied to get his fix from that pool of dirty, filthy, street curb water heck, he looks healthy and happy.

This is my contribution for WP single word prompt:”WATER”.

3 thoughts on “Street Curb Water”

McPidgeons Haiku

seems appropriate
diseased pigeons scoffing crumbs
outside McDonalds

your post reminded me of this which I wrote in February. Hope you don’t mind me adding it here. Seemed to fit nicely with yours. Pigeons have cast-iron constitutions and appear to have adapted well to our filthy world. Makes me wonder what would happen to all the ‘vermin’ if we cleaned up our little planet.
(words ©Colin Hill 2016)

mtltechwriter says:

June 28, 2016 at 5:39 PM

Actually, McDonalds happens to have an outlet in the huge Alexis Nihon complexe near where our pigeon was having his cocktail!
1. Colin Hill says:
  
  June 28, 2016 at 5:59 PM
  
  I just noticed I spelt pigeon wrong in McPigeons. Oops. Who’s the birdbrain now!

Comments are closed.

MacroLens Machina

Making perfect evening crepes seems what this young oriental chef is doing.

Making perfect evening crepes that is what this young oriental chef seems to be doing however, I’m just guessing.

"On the Move" musically talented busker playing electric guitar.

This talented busker in my “On the Move” picture was a combination Jimmy Henrix-Michael Jackson live.

This Montreal 'Main' old facade is from greystone era.

This Montreal ‘Main’ old facade is from an era populated by greystone structures.

There is a lot of intricate holy work inside Montreal’s Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

The machine takeover was complete nobody could do anything about it.

The machine takeover was complete surprise nobody could do anything about.

Peace Tower and its clock architecturally relate to each other.

Dialogue

Metal scrap on rollerskates near the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Metal scrap on rollerskates on its pedestal near the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Rich and delicious marvelous banana bread simply irresistible.

Just fresh out of the egg, these two ducklings racing around in the pond.

Race to bottom on autoroute 13 into ravenous maw of death, its tunnel.

Race to bottom is down autoroute 13 into the ravenous maw of death, its tunnel, to be swallowed up.

Barn window reflections of photographer, house, sky and trees.

Rock solid personality adhers to Parliament.

Ottawa’s rock solid personalities adhere to Parliament.

$"refraction" picture depicting a bunch of young ducks reflected on the water.$

A picture depicting the “refraction” or reflection of a bunch of young ducks’ images on lake water surface.

Carbon tax free drive on Saint Catherine street on three-people powered bicycle.

Carbon tax free drive on Saint Catherine street in Montreal on three people powered bicycle.

Extra, extra is a sparrow perched on restraurant’s weather beaten wooden chair.

Quebec nation mourns legend Jacques Parizeau.

Quebec nation mourns Jacques Parizeau, determined architect and builder of modern Quebec.

Inside two places, a big tent and a vehicule storage garage.

Craft items old Inside a big tent near the Montreal Olympic Stadium, and motocycles and cars inside a private garage storage place.

Saint Jean Baptiste Day in Quebec is called La Fête Nationale now.

Saint Jean Baptiste Day in Quebec today is more a secular, pagan outing called La Fête Nationale.

Terminator dawn band play incessant, rythmic, heavy metallic, penetrating, mind-destroying sound.

Terminator dawn band play incessant, rythmic, heavy metallic penetrating sound destroying human minds.

Athena lamp

Depth is apparent when road sides seem to converge into a point somewhere way past the treeline.

Meeting that nite was complete surprise.

Meeting this large fella that nite in the parking lot was a complete surprise.

Lake Saint Louis whitecaps common when wind is blowing.

Lake Saint Louis whitecaps are the result of a blustery overcast day in April 2015.

Shadows surround the down stairway below Wellington-Rideau Street at the Rideau Canal.

Interesting shadows surround the down stairway leading to the Rideau Canal below Wellington- Rideau Street.

Fresh chainsaw home renovations work in neighborhood.

Spring brings a flurry fresh chainsaw home renovations work to the neighborhood.

Premium quality only accepted Canada sets global best standard.

Premium quality only accepted and desired Canada is best par none on globe.

Music fans converge to the site for the next 2014 Montreal Jazz Fest act.

2014 Montreal Jazz Fest music fans converge to the site for the next act.

Heated discussion on way about smart meters.

Heated discussion on the way about what to do when electrical utitity wants to install their smart meters.

Remains of easily cooked fillet of delicious Basa

It drives them wild because this stuff costs little and really works.

It drives them wild because this stuff really works for such a small cost.

Lead guitar in Showtime MtlJazz 2014 act plays tune.

Off-season view of beautiful Lake Memphremagog from high hilltop.

Off-season view of Lake Memphremagog appearing calm almost like a giant multi-shades blue mirror.

Stabbed Caesar pulled his crimson soaked toga over his face.

Tough decisions like trimming electrical costs made in era of global austerity.

Talented buskers-entertainers "twist" experience.

Two buskers entertainers were the “twist” or unexpected pleasant surprise.

Dreamy scene, a Peewee baseball game in municipal park.

Dreamy scene of a Peewee baseball game with a young batter.

Rule of thirds is a guideline applying to all images dividing them into nine parts.

Rule of thirds is a guideline which applies to visual images to ensure that the subject is placed off-center or to prevent a horizon dividing the image in half.

Construction beneath your feet on Montreal project.

There’s construction beneath your feet happening on multiple project sites in downtown Montreal.

This picture reminds me of delicious ephemeral lunch fish dish with glass of Sauvignon Blanc.

I found serenity visiting the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

Early last Summer, 2014, I found serenity while visiting the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

friend holding up her fluffy little kitten

Staircase to Heaven found at The Chateau Apartments downtown Montreal.

Staircase to Heaven found located in downtown Montreal at The Chateau Apartments.

Thinking love is not easy when all three worth equal attention.

Thinking love is not easy or possible when all three are equally worth his attention.

Highschool runners in Spring training to get into top shape.

Enveloped sky surrounded by skyscrapers.

Enveloped sky is surrounded by skyscrapers on all sides.

Explosif issue is whether metal container empty because terrorists got contents.

The explosif issue is whether the metal container emptied by terrorists for contents.

Spring is brake job time after Winter tires removed.

Spring is brake job time after getting our Winter tires removed.

A real relic of Canada’s history, the Rideau Canal in Ottawa

Now out of his shell cicada Ralph moment in sun was gone.

Out of his shell cicada Ralph finally got his permanent rest after much partying.

Scale is obvious with this little fellow and the shoe.

Scale is obvious here with this little fellow resting on a giant’s running shoe

Tree trimmer captured in a moment in time.

One live “crawdad”, crawfish, mudbug, yabbie..

Old abandoned house in Winter’s snow covering its weed and brush overgrown lawn.

Serendipity is squirrel perched on power pole.

Serendipity is a grey squirrel perched on power pole.

There is a classic, scary image that remains forever eerie in my mind, the Boris Karloff, Frankenstein monster.

image of duck beginning training ducklings

Mother duck beginning training her ducklings paddling.

Spring is a Cedar Waxwing bird sitting on a twig with leaf buds showing on adjacent twigs.

Little girl driving a little pink car in vintage vehicule parade.

Juxtaposition action in Stanstead vintage vehicule parade

A symbol of totalitarianism is fields seeded with mines, barbed wire, and watchtowers.

A symbol of totalitarianism we can all understand is like this picture scene.

Deceit convinces the young to become phantasmal red insurrectionists bent on turning world into Marxist utopia

Humanity means a sea of people.

Chained door told the Children's Hospital was closed for good.

Chained door told the story, the famed hospital was closed for good.

Our marvelous banana bread sitting on a cutting board surrounded by a sharp bread knife, an almost empty peanut butter container and lid, and a small piece of bitten marvelous banana bread.

This greenish tempered glass and metal angular shaped building situated not very far from Parliament caught my eye.

Angular defines as having one or more angles or forming an angle or sharp cornered like this Ottawa insurance building.

Sign of the times or omen hmm?

My Lilac moment happened last Wednesday those beautiful flowers made my day.

Canadian homeless situation began with 1980s cuts to affordable housing and welfare.

Canadian homeless situation today stems directly from serious 1980s cuts to affordable housing and welfare.

Tiny forces of nature like these little purple-yellow flowers are everywhere.

Tiny forces of nature are everywhere if we care to look for them.

The Hiroshima pyre unleashed by "Little Boy" destroyed five square blocks incinerating thousands alive.

The Hiroshima pyre happened August 6, 1945 at precisely 8:15 a.m when “Little Boy” exploded unleashing nuclear energy equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT.