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Gloomscapes #24

July 8, 2018March 1, 2019 Linda Gukicova

And it’s Part Twenty-Four of Gloomscapes.

Current topic–Abandoned Council Project.

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It wasn’t meant to end like this. The Council announced the project five years ago. This area had been abandoned for so long; nowhere else in the city needed this more than us. We will be working with the local community, they said. Park and lots of greenery, beneficial to people and wildlife, they said. A corridor to the heart of the city, they said. Future developments will lead to links to with north and east quarter, they said. It was more than a million they were investing… then nothing happened. Where did all that money go? They forgot about us… again.

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#KeepOnGloomin’

Animals

Geese in the City

June 26, 2018March 2, 2019 Linda Gukicova

Geese time!

As I said in Ducks Are Awesome, geese also deserve their own post. So here they are.

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All the photographs in this post are recent, taken in the past month. Above and below are both from Salford Quays, Manchester. In the below shot, geese are feasting on seeds that a kind lady was throwing them and as you can see, some pigeons helped themselves as well.

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One evening in May I went to town to take pictures and look what I spotted near one of the canals:

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How cute are goslings?

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A little family taking a swim near Castlefield in Manchester.

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Love birds. They even form a heart-like shape. From the the right angle, I mean.

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All these hoomans with their cameras.

So, tell me. Do you live a city and encounter any ducks or geese in local rivers or lakes or other bodies of water?

Gloomscapes

Gloomscapes #22

June 24, 2018March 1, 2019 Linda Gukicova

It’s the weekly Gloomscapes entry, number twenty-two. And it’s another graffiti tag shot.

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Oh dear…

The three dots remind me of drops of blood. Maybe that was the artist’s (writer’s?) intention. I purposely didn’t crop out the CCTV sign. Because, you know, they are watching us…

#KeepOnGloomin’

I’m thinking of posting up to 25 and then take a break. New material is needed.

I’m just wondering, anyone out there who is a fan of dystopia/post-apocalypse and likes to take pictures too, how would you depict your favourite fiction in photographs? Have you ever tried it? Let me know in the comments.

Miscellaneous

Positive Messages in the City

May 31, 2018March 1, 2019 Linda Gukicova

I spotted the first one a few weeks ago in Market Street; the other two are from the Manchester Arena attack memorial on St Ann’s Square.

Outdoors

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August 24, 2017March 2, 2019 Linda Gukicova

I’m back with a Weekly Photo Challenge post. Here are my two contributing images:

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The first one looks like the kind of place where they warn you not to hang around after dark. The second one looks like the kind of place where they tell you you’ll end up if you hang around the kind of places on the first picture, with dodgy people. But no, it’s not a prison, it’s the wall of an industrial estate, not far from where I live.

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Random and Weird Phone Shots

Random and Weird Phone Shots – Statements in the City 2

June 15, 2017March 2, 2019 Linda Gukicova

When I made this post, I didn’t expect a sequel.

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This was written on one of those electricity boxes things (or what is it that they’re called). It must be from the protest that took place last Sunday.

Outdoors

Shadow on the Water

June 12, 2017 Linda Gukicova

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Bridge on the Cathedral Approach, Manchester.

This city is great. If no other time, the past weeks have proved it.

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Mural in Manchester

May 20, 2017March 2, 2019 Linda Gukicova

Of course there is more than one. But this is the one I want to show you today:

Manchester Mural 7th Day

“… and on the sixth day, god created MANchester.”

The plaque next to it says “Based on the legendary t-shirt On The Sixth Day, designed by Leo B Stanley“.

The mural is on the side of the building of Afflecks, formerly known as Affleck’s Palace, an indie department store that houses stalls and small boutiques selling cult merchandise, alternative fashion, retro stuff etc. It’s simply an amazingly cool place. Check it out if you’re ever in town!

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Random and Weird Phone Shots -Statements in the City

March 9, 2017March 2, 2019 Linda Gukicova

Today I want to share with you two phone camera shots I took the other day in Manchester City Centre. Both make a clear statement.

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This is on the wall on Oldham Street, Manchester. Oldham Street is part of Northern Quarter, a centre of alternative culture, independent shops and suchlike. (Come to think of it, this blogs needs some pics of that area!)

Brexit and Trump seem to get mentioned together a lot. Imagine one day in the future someone who is a baby now, or not born yet, asking you: “What were they, some comedy duo?”

I wish. The difference is, The Donald won’t be in charge for more than 8 years but Brexit is final.

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