Tag: New
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Bus Station
#Promptuarium #Travel Under the bus station wails of an ancestor could be heard crackling away as buses left for their destination spirits of old tramways coming to life happy at the forthcoming news their great-great grandsons network was about to be extended.
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Click
#Octpowrimo #Photography #Digital I remember when photos were stored away on rolls of brown film and getting the picture required alchemy Magic paper bringing scenes of colour to life onto white backgrounds with square borders Trips to the chemist a necessity for those precious memories of a warm summers day to be brought to life […]
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Old & New
#SoCs #Old&New #OldandNew #Photography When it comes to the Old and the new, i always go to the subject of photography for a comparison. When i was little i used a Kodak Extachrome camera to take photos of Mum and Dad and my little sister it had a cartridge that looked like this You knew […]
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Glimpse
#fowc #Glimpse Getting a short eyeshot at the latest upgrade to the tech in your pocket is like playing with dynamite, for you’ve seen maybe one or two features – and now, your portable friend’s shine seems to have lost its brightness some say – its good to see what’s coming ahead except for those […]
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Cash
#Fowc #Cash I remember as a kid collecting the copper coins in an old tea caddy Ten penny chocolate drops your average spend for a little lads pocket sweets switched for comic books saving enamel for copper and a weeks reading funnies Hello Mister Twenty Pence Farewell Mr Pound Note Miss Shiny Pound has Arrived […]
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Hourglass
Salford, 30th December 2018 The seconds tick on by With each single grain of sand Falling softly into the hourglass Each second passing Moments in history As the grains keep falling And Father Time watches As his birthday approaches And it’s time to shave the beard off
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Old Shoes
Salford 23rd September 2018 I remember the day i first bought them, fresh out of the box and smelling like they’d just come out of the factory They fitted my feet nicely, but i’d been told i needed to break them in so over the next few days – i wore them in the house […]
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Nineteen Eighty Four
Nineteen Eighty Four In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “1984.” Orwell got it wrong in that novel of the same name. Why ? I hear the humble reader ask… It’s quite simple – unless its of a medical nature – nothing can be as fearful to a young mind more than your first […]