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An Archimedes Screw
I am currently holidaying in Settle and have places that I enjoy visiting, including walking down to the River Ribble to the weir before the bridge that links Settle to Giggleswick. One of the interesting things that is located there is a water turbine that uses an Archimedes Screw, The basic principle of the Archimedes Screw is to raise water from one level to another ,often seen in irrigation systems and much more efficient than carrying the water in buckets.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Earth
My Vocal Family
This was not intended as a poem, but it then started to flow. When I started on Vocal I wasn’t so sure what I was doing , then someone sent me a tip , befriended me and encouraged me, and from that lots more Vocal friends were complementary and positive. I never rate myself but among my Vocal family my poetry is loved and makes me feel incredibly valued. This is for my Vocal family.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
Ouija Board, Ouija Board and a Non Seance
In the late nineteen fifties my mum and dad bought three derelict cottages, which had been ransacked by nomarks who had used the doors and floorboards for firewood, but they knocked them together and built a decent family home, although the original dwellings dated back to the sixteen hundreds..
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Confessions
The Poetic Genius of Nigel Blackwell
I think I was first exposed to the genius of Nigel Blackwell when I heard "All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" by his band Half Man Half Biscuit . Nigel’s titles often skewed more famous song titles but are filled with the observations of minutiae in the mundanities of everyday British life from the 1980’s to today.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
My Second Favourite Album: El Dorado by The Electric Light Orchestra
The genesis of the Electric Light Orchestra was a band that would take over from the Beatles at the fade outs to “Strawberry Fields Forever” and ”I Am The Walrus” , both heavy on strings but still steeped in rock. The Beatles had not been scared of orchestral arrangements and “Eleanor Rigby” contained only Paul McCartney on vocals , the music being provided double string quartet arranged by George Martin.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Weathering The Storm At Sea
Sometimes things seem to threaten and overwhelm us but we always have the strength to come through and succeed , especially with a wondrous , inspirational spirit like my Muse and the love and support she gives me and I try to give to her.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
