Rhodes, via Manchester 17th October
#octpowrimo #holidays #greece
Zoomed off down the Aegean
To grab the last rays of European sun
Azure blue seas and light blue skies
My case so excited
It went for a wonder
On the carousel for all of fifteen minutes
Whilst bear has a new thinking spot
With full view of some wonderful scenery
#Promptuarium #Earlymorning #Summer
An early morning acrostic by inky
Summers Mornings
Unusually found the Son up before
Mum and dad
Maybe its because he
Expected the smiling sun to
Reach beyond the curtains and say hello
Life is a long branch of events and choices
some shy away from making decisions
whilst others grab the bull by the horns
climbing the rockface
or in some cases – jumping off it
So – when it comes down to it
the decisions you make are yours
will you dip your toes in the shark infested sea
or play russian roulette with crusty crustaceans on the beach ?
all those decisions – are down to you
Salford 4th April 2018
The world is immense – to most people
Over the water there’s places you’ve never been to
During your lifetime – you’ll experience many a new thing
Daffodils won’t be the only flower you chomp on as you
Let your little toes explore the water (with mum and dad’s help)
Enjoying the nice warm sand in a place thats new whilst
Relaxing under a colourful umbrella.
Salford 23rd December 2017
Christmas festivities have been going on a pace this week, and as a typical Salfordian Male – i made the error of letting it wash all over me till This week
Strange as it may seem though – i’ve covered everybody’s christmas presents (even dad’s)
The Nephew’s will be getting their Merlin Passes renewed – the largest purchase – and i’ll leave that till after boxing day
Mum and Little Blister have their chrimbo pressies sorted as have Dad and B-I-L but i’m not bringing up what i’ve bought them less they read this blog.
Will no doubt be meeting up with Uncles and Aunties over christmas – and purchases will be made post boxing day and delivered in the run up to new year
Happy Christmas everyone…..If it seems i’ve gone ‘off grid’ for the next few days – its because i have….this bear will be hibernating….love christmas….cant stand the cold!
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Coniston, Lake District
an acrostic response to the prompt Scamper
2nd July 2017
So here we are, by one of the lakes
Chasing sticks with the pet dog on the marina sands
As little dogs go, he’s very clever
Missing fewer than he catches
Pressing his paws into the soft brown sand
Expecting you to chase him after catching every stick
Really nice way to spend a summers afternoon
Salford (Via Llandudno), 14th June 2017
Four sets of feet walking in line on the beach
As you follow the line of footprints
Patterns begin to emerge
as footprints snake from east to west
smaller feet seemingly running rings around the big ones
but as we reach the end of the walk
these little feet disappear
washed away by northern water ? – No!
on their way to Fish and Chips
a little one has had his pips
his battery – is a little whacked
so Grandad has given him a piggyback.
#coloryourworld #cyw #wildblueyonder
Heading out to sunnier climbs
the sea looks jewel like from up here
an absent-minded deity
must have dropped it from above
Wild blue yonder – tween sky and space
up in the clouds – the planes keep a pace
so passengers landing, on islands they’ll stay
and enjoy some sun, some rest and some play
Nothing to see but sea and sky
as through the marshmallow clouds we fly
heading for azure waters of greece
and sun, sea, quiet and peace
#Coloryourworld #CYW #Redorange
As the sun fell past the horizon
the summer sky turned fizzy
the blues turned tan as the summer sun
went on its way to the other side of the earth
from blue to orange and white to red
saying goodbye for tonight, as the moon appeared in its goodbye glow
Roman Remains at Oludeniz , Turkey in Watercolour by B.F.Kirkham
Salford, Sunday 29th January 2017
A Watercolour painting of the Roman ruins at Oludeniz, Turkey
Mum and Dad were out of the house this weekend, visiting my little sister and her family,
A marathon session of CSI, NCIS and FA Cup football were planned – and went very well,
(Manchester Utd winning 4-0 on the big tv)
but in between times, i’ve been painting scenes from old holiday snaps and diaries
Rough pencil marks guided me around the page as i blocked out the scene in paint.
Colours used on this one –
Cerelean Blue for the sea,
Burnt Umber for the sand
Sap Green for the plants on the path
Vermillion, Burnt Umber, Crimson and Yellow Ochre for the bricks
Cat (alt title : Marmalade) By Brian F Kirkham
Pencil sketch of cat water coloured by the Artist
Sap Green was used for the Cats eyes
Vermillion , Burnt umber and Crimson for the Cats Fur
Eyes and mouth detail were painted in camp black
Background painted in Cerulean Blue
