9th February 2019
#Travel #Journey #Poetry #Decisions
You’ve travelled straight down this road
for what seems like an age
heading for a destination, unplanned
life seems so uncomplicated
following the signs in blue
and passing the trees in green
when all of a sudden – a yellow alert
a fork in the road
One way to the peaks , the other to Wales
Decision to be made
Blue John or Welsh Mountain Stone ?
Roast Dinner or Fish and Chips ?
#OWPC
A response to the One word photo challenge : Seal
Picture taken at the Aquamarine centre, Guia, Algarve
A resident Seal at the wildlife park
Salford (Via Crete, Zakynthos, and Kos), July 21st 2018
Have Albus backpack will travel….
When i’m travelling, what things do i take for a piece of home
(1) My camera kit
It’s my hobby, and there’s no better time to capture some cracking scenery with my Nikon DSLR.
(2) Diary, Notepad and Writing stuff
When im out taking snaps, it pays to record where i’ve been. I normally keep a travel log of the events whilst im away, and this usually finds its way on to here,
(3) Boiled Sweets / Jelly Babies
I Buy these at the Airport, and they usually last all week.
(4) Paperback / Kindle / Phrasebook
Reading Material for when the beach is out of bounds, the phrasebook helps me with the street signs and if i need any local questions. The kindle also acts as my music box and has a couple of video games on it
In the dawn light of a winters morning
its very hard to see
why the important man with his
very important briefcase
should be stood at the platform
getting covered in snow
if he’d listened to the announcer –
a bus arrived two minutes ago
but he let it pass
and like an ass
he stands there in the snow
in the Dim light of the station
Will he catch his train….hmmm? No.
Venue : HMS Belfast, London
Date : 20th February 2018
Early morning for me yesterday, as i took up the chance to visit another branch of the Imperial War Museum.
As a Member of the Volunteer Team at IWM North, I’d been to Duxford, and Headquarters in London…but yesterday gave me the opportunity to visit a branch of the museum i hadnt been to, HMS Belfast, Anchored on a branch of the River Thames.
Walking around the sections of the boat, we got to see everything from Navigation to how sailors slept on board and a view of the engine room…the heart of the ship that made it move through the water, we were also given a little bit of the boats history and its role in world war two, escorting civilian ships against attack during the Arctic Convoy Missions
We were given a full tour of the cruiser by one of the Yeoman of the Ship, before being given a lunch in the galley and opportunity to explore for ourselves.
Peter smiled, as the postie dropped the
Envelope through the letterbox – no more
Rumpus waiting for taxi cabs
Movement around town – was now assured
Indeed , he could go all around the region for the same price
Today, he’ll check out whats happening – Tomorrow, he’ll be there (with his carer)
#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 the year. Everything from Royal Navy and Merchant Navy vessels to Narrowboats which use the waterway as part of their navigation of the canal network
![SalfordQuays[1]](https://inkdropblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/salford20quays1.jpg?w=764)
I like the narrowboats as they’re painted to the owners original design.
Salford Quays has its own narrowboat named after the painter LS Lowry, and it does cruises up and down the Canal network.
15/11/2017, Salford
Wail like a graceful swan dear driver
it doesn’t matter – everyone around you is looking
to others – its like the circus is in town
the only things missing are your make up and
evaporating sense of humour
reacting to traffic was never your strong point – and its showing
#CFFC #Letter H
So, what makes me Happy ?
