This is Blossom enjoying the sunshine last weekend.
Tori (my boy cat) is noticeably absent. No doubt he was out marauding and revelling in some Levy alleyway.
For August Break.
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Pink Toes
Friday, August 27th, 2010Autumn is Coming
Monday, August 16th, 2010
On Saturday night we went to bed with the central heating on. Last night it was back to the fan. And today I spent the last couple of hours of work in the back garden, amongst the bedding plants and blackberries.
Autumn is coming. I caught its scent in the grass today and glimpsed its shadow when I woke up. It was fleeting. But it’s coming.
The Mean Reds
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Some days feel a bit like this.
You can’t quite nail it down but there’s something there. Some ‘thing’. It’s the thing that wakes you in the middle of night, twists and turns your dreams, puts butterflies in your stomach, keeps you staring at your to-do list without completing the tasks.
Holly Golightly called it the Mean Reds. I think she was onto something there.
Our Den
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
If I could go back in time I’d go back to this day. The garden was full of yellow flowers. And rhubarb too. The rhubarb went wild that year. We made a den under the slide and stayed there all afternoon. Picnicked on cream crackers and malt bread.
Happy days.
The Sea, The Sea
Friday, August 6th, 2010
It’s day six of August Break and it looks like it’s going great guns. At the last count 405 people have subscribed and 1,171 pics have been uploaded to the Flickr pool.
For me it’s opened up lots of new possibilities. The photographs have made me look at things in a new way. I look harder at things now. I look up at buildings that I’ve walked past every day for the last few years. I’ve found old signage, crests in stonework, old cobble stones breaking through worn tarmac and disused entrances from a bygone Levenshulme. I also discovered this site when looking into Levenshulme’s past.
The process of taking photos is very much like the process of writing. Only the photo you create is more immediate, unless you do lots of work in processing and editing. For the most part writing occurs later, when you’ve had chance to think and recollect. But either way what you’re left with is the same. An image, rendered in different ways.
Whitby
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
This is a house in Whitby. I love it there. The winding streets of fishermen’s cottages, the harbour in the evening, the long walk down the beach to Sandsend, the faded glamour of the Metropole. The sea.
Somehow going there is like coming home.
Where I Work
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
For today’s August Break post I thought I’d share where I work. This is my office.
Okay, okay, I tidied the desk for the pic.
Given the amount of time I spend here I thought I’d make it comfortable.
The shelves are my favourite part.
Closed Entrance
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
This used to be the entrance to Levenshulme Station. It looks as though there were steps behind the arch but they’re broken now and no longer in use.
I like that the old entrance is still there and that part of the Victorian station remains. That’s the thing about Levenshulme. Look a little closer, peel back the layers and look hard where the tarmac has worn away. The old town is still there.
View From a Window
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Inspired by Susannah’s post, this is the view from my bedroom window.
Many people yearn for the countryside, for rolling hills or woods. For some the sound of distant waves and seagulls lulls them to sleep. And me? I take comfort in bricks and chimneys. In paved streets, urban cats and wheelie bins lining back entries. The town is in my bones.
Sunday Afternoon Walk
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
We went for a walk this afternoon. It’s surprising the things you see when you look a little harder. These beautiful patterned tiles are at the entrance of Levenshulme Antiques Village. This was the site of the old council offices.
Next door is the old Lancashire Constabulary – now offices.
Happy August Break!
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