The Inkwell#fowc #squeegee
Someone’s idea of being Alan Sugar for a day
qualified ? hardly….but we were definitely equipped
up to our eyeballs in sponges, window mops and
extremely soapy water.
each car getting the full wash
gratefully receiving payment for the work we did
everyone making sure each car was bright as a button for
each of us got a share of the takings.
Salford, 6th April 2020
#fowc #engine
Every mechanic knows – it’s
Not the wheels , but the engine that
Get’s a driver from A to B
It’s truly – the heart of any transport
Naval, bus, car or motor bike
Exception – if you’re reliant on foot or pedal power
#poetry #learning #expectation
Salford 16th February
A piece on school visits
Three coaches rolled up in the car park
One blue, one black, one green
Passing auntie, the football and the shops
Traffic jams were no fun
Or Waiting for the man with the sign to
Pass go from stop
There were grumbles getting off the coach
Old Trafford exchanged for the war museum
Pupils listening to sir, bore on
The security …. more of the same, but
Out of a corner….a new name
Person from a new place….change of space
Tanks and planes…new things to see
Objects to touch….and all for free
People to tell tales of air land and sea
And your guide at the entrance is about the space
A person to turn to with a friendly face
Telling a tale of the car, plane and gun
Making your visit a bit more fun
Salford, 25th September 2019
#Salford #Children #Parking #Gardens #Street #Sports
In order to save themselves some pocket money
the sports fans find convenient side streets
parking off the main road on the way to the stadium
One by one, they move on to empty paving
ignoring the call of the parking charge
plastered on the nearby wall
Playing fields and abandoned land
Perfect Places for those with a nose (and Permit)
to Place a spot for incoming visitors
Kids sit forlorn – as their playspace
finds itself taken over for 48 hours
by hawkers with money on their mind
Traffic jams – a certainty
as kids take over the abandoned tarmac
for an impromptu game of rounders
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 #LetterJ #BASIC
A couple of photos taken from sessions at BASIC Clicks, the photography group i belong to at the Brain and Spinal injury centre in Salford
for starters – here’s the Jaguar .
And here’s some pics of some Jam (Raspberry) and Lemon curd, common thread ? all items were photographed at BASIC. The Jams were made at Food for Thought, BASICs Cafe – they’re tasty on a piece of toast or a crumpet!
Could it be , the
Really important thing
In driving a car, is to pay attention ?
Those fancy buttons scattered like smarties round the dashboard – run
Instruments to keep your cars insides running
Calamity awaits – from the Brakes to the gears, so
Always keep those bits in your car happy – to keep it moving – and don’t
Leave your keys in the car – unless you want to contact rescue.
#coloryourworld #cyw #hotmagenta #pink #purple
look out roadsters
something hot is flinging itself down the road
pink Cadillac has had a spicy respray
with purple overtones added to its mix
looking great in the summer sun
every girls dream car
for sunset strip occasions
Perhaps in time, they’ll find me
and give me some release
(alternate title : A Salford lads venture in the Southwest of England)
The English Riviera…
Torquay, Paignton, Brixham – the English County of Devon
One heck of a place to get to by Car, even more by rail.
Heading south, through mystical places – on an intercity train.
A great adventure when you’re only eight years old. Watching Mum and Dad take my Mermaid of a sister splashing in the sea, while I made sandcastles on the shore. And whilst I was into construction, my sister was in the art of Demolition – I didn’t mind. I just filled up my Bucket and Spade and built it up again…
There were picture postcard cottages with picturesque gardens. A wonderful setting to enjoy a Devon Cream tea. Then , a ride on a Mini Locomotive to take you from one place to the next
Donkey rides on Paignton seafront and trips to Brixham Harbour by boat – watching the sealife passing along by before landing on shore for a lovely lunch of fish and chips. Seagulls from the local harbour looked on, watching out for a dropped chip. Then we catch a bus back to Paignton to see the Elephants at the local zoo, and watch Sea lions laugh as Dad was getting sprayed by them.
Then as we walk home to the guest house, we watched the sun go behind the cove before me and my little sister headed off to bed. Later on in the week, a trip on a coach to Dartmouth and its harbour – to see some really BIG Boats.
A walk on the prom awaits us tomorrow – and another cream tea.
But for now its time for bed – and dreams of heffalumps.
