I Stood Here...

I Stood Here…

10th, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, May 2023, Street Photography, Wednesday, , , , ,

I Stood Here...Poke in the eye day.  Travel with Carol to work and continue on to the delightful Leigh.  Arrive too early for the Costa to be open so repair unto McDead thing, mainly because I need the loo.  Breakfast and coffee before I head up to to the Walk-In.  Wander up the Avenue,  arrive there at about 07:45.  Hang around 15 minutes waiting on coffee. Then head into the Walk-In. Way too early when I sign in.

Wait around 45 minutes before I get called in to get the poke in the eye.  It goes ok.

Walk down to Leigh and light is a vague issue but not enough to break out the shades.  Coffee and then head to the bus/

Stop off at Asda in Goldborne looking for fence preserver.  Not there so might need a trip out in the morning before I get on with slapping it on tomorrow (weather permitting).

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Peaceful

Peaceful

24th, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Funk, Hip Hop, Monday, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Punk, Street Photography, , , , , , , , , , , ,

PeacefulA week of lates beckons. News full of Ofcom’s Affordability of communications services: April 2023 update a day of drops beckons.  Sure enough the day pans out that way,  a usual week may have one or two in it.  Today 4 of the buggers.

In other news I end up chatting to someone who works at SLAIS and who knew the McIlwaine’s.  Ia has apparently shuffled of this mortal coil which is sad.  Turns out she has a Wikipedia page the obit is here.

Bus home was a bit of an adventure, came home via Winstanley, no idea why, was a touch weird but what the heck.

Photo today was a Sunday snap when I got beyond a set of gates that are usually shut.  I guess a little light urbex. Either way it was interesting and the string of lights set things off nicely.

Tomorrow’s prompt is ‘found’ so will have to channel my inner Marcel Duchamps.  Be interesting to see what sort of found objects I come across.

Music

  1. On Air (The BBC Sessions) – June Tabor
  2. Quercus – June Tabor With Iain Ballamy & Huw Warren
  3. The Ultimate Collection – Grace Jones
  4. A Night Of A Thousand Vampires (Live) – The Damned

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Open

Open

23rd, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Photos, Sunday, , , , , ,

OpenSunday and making up time, early bus, morning photo wander.  Grab a coffee at McColls.  Chat at work, then dialler drops, move machine.

Geared up for move tomorrow. Leave at 2.30, wander into town, swift pint of Theakston’s Vanilla Stout in the Swan and Railway, nice and then the Superior bus home.

Bit of an afternoon kip and then beef curry from the chippy via a pint of Patron Saint in the Tom and Gerry (well it is St George’s Day!)

Music

    1. All The Way From Tuam – The Saw Doctors
    2. Moment – Mark Chadwick

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Pretty

Pretty

22nd, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Photos, Saturday, , , , , ,

PrettyLaundry day we wander to the shops first and head to the Laundrette in the afternoon.  Shove the washing in, still no coffee machine at the garage, however The Caledonian is open so I wander in for this beauty.

General shit chatted in the laundrette, a bit of a read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music

  1. The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore – Walker Brothers
  2. Summer Lines – Au Revoir Simone
  3. Shadows (Remixes) – Au Revoir Simone
  4. Shadows – Au Revoir Simone
  5. The Specials (Deluxe Edition) – The Specials
  6. More Specials (Deluxe Edition) – The Specials
  7. Return To Casual – Walter Smith III
  8. Let’s Get Out Of This Country – Camera Obscura
  9. Flying Saucer Attack (The Complete Recordings 1977-1979) – The Rezillos
  10. Bus Stop – The Hollies
  11. Mr. Moonlight – The Merseybeats
  12. At the Bathhouse – The Ballet

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Alley

Alley

20th, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Photos, Thursday, , , , , ,

AlleyAlley… an early morning shot. Wedding anniversary today, C is due to get an amber rose broach, hope she likes it.

Work is standard.

Evening a visit to the pub, because it’s Thursday and quiz night we repair to the Curry Pot for a ruby.  Nice night, the broach went down well.

Music

  1. Social Classics Vol. 2 – Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown (Selected By DJ Don Letts) – Various Artists
  2. Don Letts Presents Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown Volume 2 – Various Artists

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Begins With B

Starts With B

17th, April 2023, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Monday, Photos, , , , ,

Begins With BHmm… a day in three halves, started well with an Asda fetch of things. Stroll to work, take a couple of photos.

Day’s going well ’til 1.00 when I get a call from the School. C has chest pains, can I meet her at A&E. Hoof it to the chippy, buy sausage and chips. Nip to the bus station shovelling the scran in. Bus to the Infirmary. Up there by about 1.30. C arrives by 3.

Then wait, seen by a medic about 5. Whisked off for x-ray and then more bloods. Inconclusive so more bloods at 9.30. We wait on results.

So at 01.00 we’ve had enough and walk! We’ll strictly speaking we taxi.

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