Reclaimed

Abandoned factory (Image:Michael Gaida at Pixabay.com) #FFFC The humans moved out of this placeThey used to make things hereThings that movedThings that travelledA few returned, leaving their markAdding a spot of colourto desolate wallsMother nature spotted the empty spaceand send out a messagevia the western windSoon up in the girders,feathered builders of craft,making homes in …

Patterns

#CFFC #Patterns Zigzag Patterns , Mediacity , Salford I like patterns you can find them all around you, whether its in nature , or in your home furnishings in a mural or a picture I Volunteer at Imperial War Museum North, in Manchester, and a key place you spot patterns are in the camouflaged objects …

Toy Story

#Toystory #Memories #Childhood Salford 6th September I can see them now scattered around on the floor those little bricks that stuck together some square – some rectangles some red, some yellow, some blue, some green we made trees and houses for the little lego people that rode around in the cars on the stubbily green …

Early Morning

Salford 23rd August 2018 Squeaky doors are better clarion calls than any alarm clock on the market   Slumbered silence broken by a cistern attracts you to the noise of the nearby main road   Luna’s departure allows Ra to announce “The morning is here! it’s time to get up”   And motorised monsters or …

Through the window

Through the Window Half past ten on a Monday Evening, and I’m looking out of the window of my bedroom-cum-writing studio. It’s quite dark outside, porch-lights flicker across the road.  They light up the cul-de-sac quite delightfully, but they cant match the LED Lamp by the electricity substation. The rumble of traffic from the nearby …