25th August 2018
#beeinthecity #manchester
Museum of Science and Industry, Castlefield, Manchester
Captured in his own little Garden at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry, Industrious
Busy little bee sits in his own little world
Among flowers and scents and colour
working over the flower beds
where the people wait for the train
industrious little fellow he is
#garden #flowers #dancing #photography
Wednesday 15th August 2018
hidden away during winter
Prima ballerinas in their brightly coloured tutus
Spiral around in a northern wind
Attracting an audience
From above and below
Manchester, 11th august
#beeinthecity #manchester #hunnypot
six sided structure
created by worker bees
for the colony
sleeping in their nest
little bees dream of honey
from flowers next door
Travelling over air
homing pigeons cannot beat
worker bees radar
treasures collected
from inside the flower head
create a sweet thing
flavour from pollen
transferred to golden slices
by the hunnypot
white fluffy clouds make their way towards the sea
while cool winds come in off the western coast
butterflies take in nectar
from the yellowest of daffodils
while birds blend in with reds and blues
on the hunt for the grubs for lunch
Salford 11th March 2018
it was Mothering Sunday today,
and I have had the annual dilemma on what to get my mum for her mother’s day pressie
in the end, I plumped for some flowers and chocolates
(mum was happy with them!)
Salford, 9th February 2018
Plants need looking after when they’re little.
I remember , as a lad being given three packets of seed by my Grandad.
they never told me what was in those silver packets
but each day i’d go to my spot by the lawn, to see what popped out of the ground
and with watchful eye, my mum and dad helped me sort the weeds from the plants
whilst i watered the soil, when the clouds weren’t dropping the rain
and each day, slowly but surely, the little seeds grew
flowerheads hid away till the sunshine appeared
and on those days i’d water them with my watering can…
then one day the flowerheads opened
and a square of reds, pinks, oranges , yellows and blues surrounded the lawn
#cffc #flowers #nature
Flowers in the nao San Rafael suite, in the algarve
plenty of flowers 💐 in this Portuguese resort, but they are eclipsed by some really tall trees. Fellow ursinians would appreciate these, though I’ve seen more tropical birds than honeybees.
Sheltering under a Palm Tree
An acrostic by inky, in response to the daily post prompt
Some people – call it the ground
One of natures building blocks
If you looked at it – from deep below – you would call it
Life itself
Several different creatures – they call it home
On occasion , they climb out of their earthy house for a drop of sun
Insects , worms and nocturnal mammals
Like living underground
Some plants – enjoy being
Outside, like trees and bushes, whilst others like
Indoors, mostly because of the weather – all are
Linked by the substance around their roots
Once only found in Desert sand
a gardener decided to hatch a plan
developing a succelent
that’s happy at home, as well as gardenment
living in pots of sandy soil
whilst in the heat other plants toiled
this funny green plant, just grew away
amusing those in the garden at play
flowering in the sunshine smile
the cactus kept children amused for a while
as they spent the passing hours
counting his blooming colourful flowers
and being shorter than his bigger kind
the cats and dogs they didnt mind
for when their paws did feel a prickle
they smiled – for the cactus – kind of tickled
fragrance
Salford 25th July 2017
For centuries, the makers of perfume have made
Romantic smells from the humble garden
Animated – and captured with oils wine and water
Girls grab their latest favourite – in an attempt to
Reach out – without a step – to the lad of their dreams
Attraction can be immediate – turning heads
Never think that it’s the scent alone that does it –
Cupid’s arrow is fickle at times – but
Every girl knows – to get his attention – it’s a start!
