The InkwellSalford, 21st June 2020
flown in over field and dale
landed among the town’s bracken and bush
entangled in some weird hug with the original bush
where expert eyes, pick up the most sumptuous berries
inspected, and sent off to the kitchen – spending time
next to the sugar and pectin – for creating a tasty jam
A tale of Growing up, by inky.
The fruit fell lightly from the branch
to underneath the tree
my little nephew picked them up
and asked a question of me
“Uncle, i know pears are ready to eat
when they’ve fallen from the tree
but why do we call them pairs ?
when there’s clearly three ?”
#Robin #EuropeanRobin #Redbreast #Bird
Salford, 30th May 2020
Returning to the garden after a brief sojourn
our friend you find on christmas cards, was found resting on the fence
bringing a spot of additional colour to the trees in the garden
its possible, he was interested in the wildflower seeds
near the little spruce trees – but he raised a smile as he hopped about
Salford, 29th April 2020
They’re picking up your plastic
your glass, and paper , man
they’re taking it to the depot
in their big new shiny van
They’re re-using all those used things
you would normally throw away
no time to be sticking them in the ground
they’ve found another way
The rubbish is carefully sorted
from the differently bright coloured bins
so there’s piles of different types of rubbish
from plastics and cans, to steel tins
So they’re mulching up yesterdays headlines
for books in the libraries to learn
and they’re sending your food waste for compost
instead of just letting it burn
But its not just the plants that are thriving
some food waste comes back another way
it’ll return in the van, changed by a plan
to collect more things another day
And as the people are in libraries reading
the kids are growing gardens in school
and what do they think of your food waste
when it’s feeding the plants ? they say – Cool!
#fowc #Crazy
Colourful trail leading up the garden path
rocky slabs laid at really strange angles
at first, you might think – some mad
zany designer had taken a hammer to your pavement, but
you would be wrong – each
piece has been placed on purpose
as you look carefully – each bit of stone comes into
view as part of the picture as a whole
in time you’ll spot a scene as the pieces come together
navigating their way down the garden, and
greeting visitors – welcome to our house!
Salford 17th April 2020
A Spot
by the big trees became vacant recently,
considering the weather, i cleared the space and
dropped some the seed into a channel….no
expectations – i just need to water them during the day
flowers ? they’ll all be different and some you might
go and consider them as weeds in another garden – i just
hope they grow in the hard trowelled soil they’ve been buried in and
in turn, the birds find the bugs and not the seeds!
Salford. 26th March 2020
In the time’s of this nasty virus
It’s very good to know
Mother nature’s sent out a message
and the birds have said hello
For while we’ve been in isolation
our friends with their wings have flown by
to give us some pleasant distraction
from the news that’s been catching our eye
Each day they’ve come out from their nests
where nearby trees they’ve had their rest
and flew around in a bit of a show
before off to their nests they would go
Sat on a roof or a nearby tree
landing in bird baths happy as can be
and enjoying the garden all for free
taking home worms for their tea.
#CYW #Green
4th March 2020
The place where blue meets yellow
crafting colours seen in the most vibrant of gardens
lawns and evergreen trees line the garden path
being a canvas for other colours in front of the house
and yet you could paint the perfect picture
with the various shades of leaf, from tree or flower alike
#CYW #Grannysmithsapple
Salford, 29th February 2020
Grown for many years , from the fruit trees in the garden
really fresh and juicy apples got picked at springtime
and used in a variety of ways
now, sometimes – they were chopped up and used in a strudel…
next time, they’d be mushed up and served up with a sunday roast
your preference ? stuffed with sultanas and served with custard!
#CYW #Fuschia
Floating in the warmth of summer
under their pink ballerina dresses – purple petticoats
swaying in the gentle breeze
colour to brighten up anyone’s day
hard to miss – even though they try to be
incognito
a wonder for visiting birds and bees
