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Category: Canalside
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#CFFC #LetterN #Photography We begin with something Nautical – the Manchester Ship Canal (or as we now know it – Salford Quays) The various waterways are connected by a series of footbridges for Navigation around the quayside. Located in the Northwest of England the basins are still used by ships and boats at certain times of…
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Fishing As the mercury begins its annual retreat the angler keeps a watch the winter water, dark and cold as silvery sources flicker Hot air turning to almost fog as chair it rests on sawn up logs and line it sits, still, with great aplomb as angler watches for a flicker The float…
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Salford 21st September One of Inky’s better known works, about a feathered resident of Salford Quays Waterside and Manchester ship canal. Anyone is free to read this – but if you wish to re-use please contact me – thanks! The Heron stands perched, In the middle of the bay Dreaming of fish, a stones drop…
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Salford , 5th September 2017 Hi folks, Inky reporting from behind his desk at the toolshed. Regular viewers will know i started this site to share my scribbles thoughts and photography with you all. Most of the poetry (not all) comes from my online repository on Allpoetry.com Now here’s the thing. when i post…
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Homage Salford , 30th August 2017 Sat by the great stretch of Ontario, Aware of the place i was in Lowry’s backyard, I Found myself a bench facing Out onto this great stretch of Royal waterway, in sight of Rileys Flat and began to Draw a scene in simple pencil – one the great man…
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Unmoored floating out of the marina and into the bay did a sleepwalking helmsman hear “Anchors Aweigh” Floating off silently to seas far off shore cries from crew heard far on the shore “help us all!” they implore For on its journey out to sea stuck in mud crew found it be only hoping for…
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Cows in the cowshed , watched somewhat bemused and captains of small boats looked somewhat confused
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In response to the daily post prompt Bridge Salford, Saturday 29th October 2016 Wonderful pieces of engineering traversing the great canal waterway passing across them on a daily basis I marvel at the way they work Some, they lift until weights stop, and some turn round as ferry anchors drop but without them…
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#Napowrimo #Day21 #blogging101 #Mouse #Museum #Poetry I once wrote a piece of found poetry on Imperial War museum North, in Manchester..using a piece from the poet John Rice as my inspiration. Thought I’d share it with you, and hope you enjoy the read. There’s a mouse in the Museum Kitchen – Who’s been eating…
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