Gondola

#writephoto Great Scott! proclaimed the narrowboat captain over the years he’d seen many a thing traversing the network of canals in the northern english county doubt must have set in when an italian gondolier was seen on the River Irwell, looking to land his paying customers by a local tourist hotspot, green and lush and …

Shop bought Pasta

#Home #Cooking #Pasta #Bake A culinary masterpiece came out of the oven after a good half hour A True Italian Dish ? Maybe the recipe was authentic but the ingredients? Pasta ? Produced in a bakery with flour oil and salt fresh outta Preston Bacon ? came from a pig who had a long life …

Buzzin’ II

#Bees #City #Hive #Honey #Manchester Life in the city Is great when you’re a bee Variety is the spice of life Enjoyed in most for free I’ll rise from my bed sometime in the morn Not returning to the hive till just after dawn Taking in the finest pollen around Happily making my buzzing sound Expect …

Tentacles

#Writeclub #Ocean #Monsters Manchester, Oct/Nov 2022 Taken in a moment everyone thought the creatures in the tank looked normal, in fact – they looked really nice with their bright and tangy colouring. The problem was their luminous lunches applied to the water each day – as they ate – they grew creeping out of the …

Wild Life

I Friday night in the Manchester Air the birds are out for the night in certain spots where the birdseed flows and neon lights paint the town sometimes red, sometimes blue II Cats are out, and on the prowl kings of their own domain out in their preened green jungle playing with their catnip toys …

They’re back

#running #10,000 #city #writeclub Can you hear that ? the sound of rubber bouncing against tarmac Up and down the streets they go heading from a to b and to and fro crossing lanes , and over plains with times they’re aiming to attain Park paths and pavement’s softer than road and easier on feet …

Why did i agree to this?

#writeclub #Volunteering #Sports Its Four o’clock in the morning and i’m up with the lark the bag is packed for the job and i’m headed for the park Breakfast of fruity muesli builds up my resolve as i ponder over the job in hand and problems i might have to solve I dress up warmly …

Shadows and Reflections

#Napowrimo #Writeclub #Reflections #Shadows with thanks to Mark Marusic @ Writeclub for the prompt. Photo by Mumtahina Tanni on Pexels.com I A sunny day on a bank holiday morn walking through the local green there’s not a cloud in the sky but what’s that dark mass behind you? nothing to fear – its only your …

First in the water

#nature #winter #swimming First in the water (image : Brian F Kirkham) While the rest were going about their morning routine this brave soul decided to take the plunge into the northern waters fed by the Mersey and Medlock Water, skiddy in places, where jack frost had turned it to ice but with all those …