Places you’ve walked by all your life,
the things you’ve missed
and taken for granted.
Windows buried, their arches
showing above ground,
what we may call Early English,
disguised by brick and tarmac –
the layers of untold history:
a million stories lost in the retelling
copyright Francis Barker 2020
copyright Francis Barker 2020
This is another example of the triumph of older styles, the wonderful coachwork. And of course the colour red is so emphatic once again.
There’s also the classic phrase ‘Made in England’, which we don’t see too often these days.
copyright Francis Barker 2020
We all love to look and dream about red sports cars, especially an iconic red Corvette, naturally, don’t we?
I look at this red Corvette most days, pick it up and look at the lines, imagining I’m somewhere in the Mid West cruising along Route 66, or some long open highway with only mesas, inselbergs and the odd raptor for company, the shapes of distant mountains blue in the background.
One day our dreams may become come to fruition.
Copyright Francis Barker 2020
Toy cars are fun when your young and still fascinating when your not so spritely. They bring back a lot of memories, most of the fond ones anyway.
I’m not sure whether this Lamborghini was ever actually my toy – it was probably my son’s. Nevertheless there’s something nice and classical about these Matchbox models. I won’t be parting with it.
This one stems back a decade or two but it’s just lovely and sleek, a bit like the ‘real thing’ one would suppose.
Beautiful, and it sets your imagination going too, You know – Monaco, St. Tropez, the Ligurian coast, Amalfi, Sorrento. Ah well.
copyright Francis Barker 2020
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