Salford, 12th March 2019
I hear the mercury creeping up the kitchen thermometer
but the boiler’s having none of it
steam rising in the cold air from his friend , the kettle
white mist still apparent from outside
while red skies mix with blue as evening falls
and the evergreens move in the breeze
whilst behind a spruce – an acer’s branches sing
“We’ll be waking up soon
Announcing the spring!”
Salford, 9th March 2019
A patch of earth on some barren land
Was turned over, fed and watered
Earth dug up in places on
Seeds or bulbs planted
Over the next few months, the process continued – and
Moments passed – until the arrival of a green leaf popping out of the ground
Expect rainbows of colour over the next few weeks.
Salford, 2nd March 2019
Winter wasn’t kind to our friend round the back
Who was anchored to the rocks by its roots
The evergreens kept a watchful eye
As it sat there dormant in the wind rain and snow
Till one day last week – a clarion call
from our feathered chums returning from their homes in the south
“Spring’s arriving, the sun’s getting warmer”
and our little plant from the far east
began to wake up – and grow its buds
The birds they all cheered – and the wildlife revered
For as they did cheep – out of slumber the maple creeped
Salford 27th February 2019
#Spring #Bumblebee #Photography
Selection of things grown – around the house
#nasturtiums
#daffodils
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!)
