A cave must have been the cradle of civilisation, agreed? Here is a short ditty in words and a small cave in pictures.
From the griddle to the crave from the cradle to the brave from the bridal to the cave from the tidal to the slave.
Fun fact: First I had “gradle” in the first verse, knowing full well that it didn’t mean a thing. Then a friend posted a pancake recipe and there it was, the word “griddle” in the first sentence. I pounced, not knowing or caring what it meant. Thanks for that!
In photos, our 2017 visit to the Holy Cave, Sveta jama in Slovenia. My country has bigger and more famous caves, especially No. 1 tourist attraction (and not a trap!) Postojna Cave into which you enter by train, and Škocjan Caves nearby in which photography is forbidden.
Sveta jama is small, it took us only 30 minutes to stroll around a little, and yet impressive. Also, I don’t think it’s open for tourists regularly, this was a special event.
Father took precaution of wearing a fire-lit helmet. I had never seen one of these before. Mother was even more cautious and waited outside with bestia. Have a look.
In response to Patrick Jennings’ Pic and a Word Challenge #293: Cradle
This day in my blogging history
An Embarrassment of Riches 
I love this post! Great pictures all round. The feature photo is splendid and the “ditty” is engaging. What a fun format: “from the xxx to the yyy.” I will try this!
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Thank you, Carol Ann. The format came to me without thinking. I could probably add a few stanzas in this way. Yes, give it a go!
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Caves are inviting and frightening all at once. (K)
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Right, K. This one was pretty tame. Thanks.
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ooooooo into the caves we go! Thank you for taking us along and giving us a peek into your trip memories.
I love your poem – and your word choices … I like that you changed for “griddle” … it’s fun!
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Thank you, Ju-Lyn. Sometimes things happen just in time. 😉
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Love the post, but the photos kept disappearing on me. 😟
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Ahhh, how so, Not Pam? I haven’t heard of this problem before. Is this the first time that it happens? Can you see the photos or not at all? If not, can you try with another browser? I’m sorry!
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It’s the first time it’s happened and I can see the first two but then just a white screen. My husband reckons it’s the iPad 😕
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That is no fun! You can’t see them even if you click on one of them and proceed horizontally? I hope it’s not the same in my today’s post.
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It just seems to be this post. Bad WP gremlins
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Ooh, ooh, ooh, I have been to the Postojna Caves!! I’m pretty sure that’s what they were called. We did go by train and every so often, they let us out to take photos. They’re ginormous inside, it was pretty incredible, just all the stalactites and stalagmites, the way they were sculpted. It was in 2013 though but I have a bunch of photos somewhere.
Your poem is such fun. Love all the wordplay! 🙂
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Thank you, Sunra Nina! 🙂 I’m glad you got to experience the Postojna Caves. I was there a few times but not recently (that is in the last 15 years). And really glad that you like the wordplay.
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