Riddle-Ku of the Day
?? ? When I’m up, light rulesWhen I’m down, darkness descends My moods switch often –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ?
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Photos by Laura Purdie Salas
TITLE (AND ANSWER):
LIGHT SWITCH
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16 Responses
Fooled me on that one. Wonder how the kids did. MOON was my first guess, especially with the word mood — one can place good blame and bad blame on “it must be a full moon.” Of course with the first picture I had an “ah-ha” moment. Very clever Laura!
Thanks, Martha–ah, moon–that’s a good guess!
Fooled me on that one. Wonder how the kids did. MOON was my first guess, especially with the word mood — one can place good blame and bad blame on “it must be a full moon.” Of course with the first picture I had an “ah-ha” moment. Very clever Laura!
Thanks, Martha–ah, moon–that’s a good guess!
Love the ‘moods switch often’, an inner clue.
Thanks–kinda cheating to use switch when it’s part of the answer, but it’s the only thing I felt worked…
Love the ‘moods switch often’, an inner clue.
Thanks–kinda cheating to use switch when it’s part of the answer, but it’s the only thing I felt worked…
This is is one of the best so far I would of never gussed it I thought at first the clouds hiding the sun and moon
Some times I’m
Three claps of your palms
Clap One two three lights on
Clap One two three lights off
Ahhhhh, the good old clap on, clap off lights! Memories…
This is is one of the best so far I would of never gussed it I thought at first the clouds hiding the sun and moon
Some times I’m
Three claps of your palms
Clap One two three lights on
Clap One two three lights off
Ahhhhh, the good old clap on, clap off lights! Memories…
One flick of your hook
Controls ambiances of
Luminous or dim.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
One flick of your hook
Controls ambiances of
Luminous or dim.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.