#writephoto #boats
Back in dock, after their adventure
on the coastal water, now
anchored as the crew offloads the cargo
taking a moment of rest before
sailing out to find another catch
Category: Waterside
#writephoto
It’s not a million miles away
If you tried, you could make it across by foot, but
Immersion into icy depths of water
Isn’t really advised – particularly in a cold snap
It’s where the wild birds go to escape the gamekeepers
In the middle you’ll find an established willow tree, and
If you look very carefully – you might spot a nest or two
It might be hell to the game hunters but
its paradise for the feathered few that stay there
#napowrimo #chinesenewyear
They landed while everyone slept
Now floating majestically on
The banks of the canal
Awoken by the sound
Of a mighty drum
Cutting swiftly through water
In a race to the finish
Oars moving as one
As dragons race head to head
For the glory of the win
And water makes waves
As mighty dragons make way
On a path to the prize
Red Canoe Enters
The bay of the Canal side
ready for paddles
Red Canoe Enters
Cutting through watery depths
Creating White Waves
Red Canoe Enters
Gliding past the floating buoys
in shades of orange
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serene
Picture of Salford Quays, during one of its sunsets
taken with my Sony Xperia phone
all is calm on the waters surface
the fish are sleeping soundly below
and the geese have headed for bed till breakfast
all is quiet, all is calm
what you’d call serene
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 bobs away
in the ice cold soup
slight winds make it bob and loop
but not yet beyond its line it stoops
Ripples in water – give something away
as down in the depths – something does play
so sat angler waits – and beef tea he does pour
whilst listening to sports news on Radio four
But then there’s some action – could that be a Pike ?
the float swings round wildly – It’s the chain off a bike
and bubbles arising ? – the laughter of the fish
who’ve stopping being put on the wall or a dish
#CFFC
in response to cees photography challenge
To start with, here’s a night time shot of the Holiday inn express on Salford’s Quayside, taken at Dusk by one of the Docks or as the people call them now basins 🙂
You could call this a 3D shot – as it was Dark as well !
The canal is pretty Deep, and joins up to the river irwell and mersey
This shot was taken during a family holiday to the Turkish Resort of Oludeniz. The beach was teaming with wildlife, maybe down to the hordes of fish that sat in the clear blue waters by the sand. The Ducks raised a smile as they waddled about in the sea.
Canada Geese by Welland Lock, Salford Quays
waiting for the warden to arrive
eyes fixed on a patch of green
and a whole load of swans jumping the dinner queue
Signals are clear
dinner wont be long now
their feathered friends are moving….quickly
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 would appreciate
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Bridge
Salford, 5th July 2017
in response to the photo challenge Bridge
It can be happily said that where i live, in Salford, you’re no more than five minutes away from a bridge of some sort.
The mass of water you see above is the Manchester Ship Canal , which flows towards the river mersey, and flows through the county of Greater Manchester
as a result – there’s a number of bridges that cross this expanse.
The one i cross most days is the Trafford Road Bridge, which i cross when going to sporting events on the other side of the county.
Occasionally, i’ll cross this bridge – the old dockside swing bridge – affectionately called “Detroit” as each of the docks is named after an american lake. Detroit passes over “Erie” Basin, a place once for ships – but now more akin to Open water swimming
Erie has an adjoining canal, called Mariners – and this too has a set of bridges to enable those living on the dockside to get about. This pic was taken at the point where the mouth of Erie flows into Mariners – which joins up with another set of Basins at the other side.
The newest of all the bridges on the quayside (and the last in the sequence on my journey to Imperial War Museum North) is the Millennium Bridge – built for the year 2000 and providing access across the waterway between the Lowry arts centre in Salford, and Imperial War Museum North – in Neighbouring Trafford
(Sports fans might have also noted – its used for quick access to Manchester United Football Club’s stadium – Old Trafford)
The Inkwell 