The InkwellBorn and Bred in Salford, England - I live a short distance from Old Trafford - Home to Manchester United Football Club. I volunteer at Sale Harriers athletic club and at Imperial War Museum North - where i help as a guide to visitors in the galleries. A blogger, photographer, volunteer and occasional writer.
#Discoverprompts #Food # Toastie
Salford, Sunday 5th April 2020
To many, it’s better than Sunday Lunch
Over the country, they’ve been cooking under the grill
A combination of Ham and Cheese, and sometimes tomato
Sitting under the grill and combining to make a
Totally tasty treat
Instantaneous flavour from bite to bite
End to scrumptious end
Salford, 5th April 2020
#Discoverprompt #DiscoverWP #Street
Another tail from inky
I think of it like a branch of a tree
follow it back long enough and you’ll find
the grocers , the bakers, the butchers
schools and doctors
maybe a theatre or gallery
and houses tall and small
and a much larger branch
pointing off to another part of town
perhaps even – another town
if you have a set of wheels
#DiscoverWP #Song
Saturday afternoon – and beyond the double glazing
On tune, northern birds are belting out one hell of a tune
Note – this isn’t the female humans here – but the
Graceful sounds of our feathered friends singing above.
#SoCs #Deep
Salford 4th April 2020
It’s hard to really appreciate the dish
without taking some time over it
the fish – had been swimming with others
free to explore – developing
evading all predators –
from the polar bear in the north
to the seals and penguins in the south
all to be caught by a net
trawled to a port and
cooked up by a chef
battered within an inch of its old life
in oil so hot – it almost leapt onto the plate
and served by a waitress, Annette
while eaten by the regulars with chips and peas
its eaten by the gastronome
with lemon and tartar sauce……Flavour? DEEP!
#Fowc #Tonight
Salford, 4th April
The city lights are sparkling
only, there’s no one human around
night time antics restricted, leisure venues closed
in an attempt to curb a horrible bug
great news for the feathered and furred residents –
hopping and skipping about the place
till restrictions are lifted
#Fowc #Lackluster
The baker looked at his apprentice
and gave him words worth sixpence
for a pie coming out of the oven
it wasn’t much of an effort
the pastry was set like stone
the fruit was mushy and runny
feast fit for a king ?
Hardly
so he left it on the window sill
for the hardiest of blackbirds to have their fill
#fowc #fiction #character
Salford, 3rd April 2020
Take a germ of an idea
give it identity
a place to live
a routine, neighbours, friends
add other characters into the mix
allow actions to take place
interaction, work, sport and even – a social life
What happens next ? – that’s down to you
Your hand on the tiller of the ship of the character
Flight of Fancy ? Perhaps…..
That’s writing, that’s Fiction
Indigo paint powder – image from wikipedia
#cyw #indigo
It’s a colour known for its position on the rainbow
nestled between its brother , blue and its sister, violet
definately making a statement on the home furnishings front
in fabrics, curtains, sofas and carpets
garments too – brought to life by this deep dark purply blue
only – don’t call it blue – its got its own character
#Writephoto #together
They’re quite a team – the Sun and the Moon
On the whole they’re quite phenomenal
Giving the people that live on Mother earth, summat to look at
Each day they work either side of this blue jewel
The Sun giving light to one half while the Moon shines on the other
Helping fishermen land their catches, and Night workers to find their way home
Earth helping both by turning around
Rotating to catch the light
Salford , 2nd April 2020
Someone is hovering over Salford’s bins
every day they’ve been seen – on spying missions
and some say – they’re worse than the pigeons
gracefully flying through the skies
until the bins on the waterside are
looking full – likelihood is – they’ll chance their
luck – with a lass coming home from the chippy
