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Kreative People - Treat This #54
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This is Phil. He's been coming in to our garden for at least three years now to pick up the fallout from the feeders. However, as he's part of the family I now spread a load of mixed and sunflower seeds on the lawn for him. He knows me now and we have an element of trust between us (I think). For this photo I am sat on our decking about 15ft away in the open wearing a bright blue tee-shirt. He is not bothered and has just looked up, as they frequently do, to make sure he is not going to be on the menu. Image Phil 2 was taken when my daughter walked out on the decking behind me and Phil immediately went in to hide mode just because he was not familiar with her.
Lorenz Raab - Oliver Steger - Alex Deutsch - Phil Nykrin - Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg, Festival Zwischenräume Salzburg, 31.07.2020
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Besetzung:
Lorenz Raab: trumpet
Oliver Steger: bass
Alex Deutsch: drums
Phil Nykrin: keys
Ilford Hp5 Plus developed in Kodak T-Max Professional developer. Minolta SRT101. Philadelphia PA. August 2018
I was in Philly earlier this week for biz. It was cold and everything was salt blasted and icy... but I found time to get out.
I haven't been in Philly proper since about 1994.
The memory of you
still in our zone
and our song is playing in my head on and on
our world is black and white baby now that you're gone
i'm smelling your parfume on the peeling extra mind
and i remember how you loved me every single night
the room is getting dark
and the warm is up tight
i'm falling asleep on that dream that you're mine
and i dream that you're mine...
Images from the now closed swimming pool in Harpurhey Manchester.
Here's a little history.
The decline and closure of Harpurhey Baths
It was not really until after the First World War that bathing became a habit. By that time most of the houses being built had their own bathrooms where baths could be taken in ease and comfort. This improvement in housing meant that public facilities were no longer required for sanitary purposes. Similarly, relative cheapness and availability of domestic appliances meant that laundries also fell into decline. Manchester City Council closed all its laundries in the early 1980s.
Harpurhey Baths finally closed completely in 2001 after serious defects were discovered in the building’s walls and machinery. Cracks in the baths’ walls that had previously been repaired had widened beyond repair and some of the walls were bowing. There were also problems with the baths’ steam boilers and the drainage system. The North City Family and Fitness Centre, incorporating a 25 metre swimming pool, was due to open 18 months later nearby on Moston Lane, making running repairs to the baths, which would have cost £3m, unfeasible.
L to R - Merlin, Phil and Andrew were enjoying their morning coffee when I stopped to ask if I could take their photograph. They readily agreed and said they meet here regularly for coffee away from the city centre. They find it was more pleasant to sit outside and the coffee was good and reasonable. They kindly treated me to a coffee and after a lively conversation I left them to continue my walk.
37402 leaves Grange Over Sands with the final working of the SO Lancaster Barrow loco hauled service (Pole)
Phil (also known as The Staffordshire Engine because of his aggressive style of riding!) was a professional racing cyclist in the 70's and 80's. This was taken during the Hereford Kermesse, a circuit race round the town centre.
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