Watching Love Grow

These flowers picked up the spirits of Lisa and I, when they arrived the other day. A beautiful gesture all the way from Manchester by our friends; Olga, Anthony, Yasmin and James.. Thank You.

Whilst photographing them as an interlude from looking after Poppy, one of my favourite Joy Division/New Order songs floated into my head initially as a tune and then as words. I remember buying it as a seven inch single, the lyrics mean so much more to me now than they did back then.

This is why events un-nerve me
They find it all a different story
Notice whom for wheels are turning
Turn again and turn towards this time
All she asks is the strength to hold me
Then again the same old story
Word will travel - oh so quickly
Travel first and lean towards this time

I'll break them down, no mercy shown
Heaven knows, it's got to be this time
Watching her, these things she said
The times she cried, too frail to wake this time

I'll break them down, no mercy shown
Heaven knows, it's got to be this time
Avenues all lined with trees
Picture me and then you start watching
Watching forever - watching forever
Watching love grow - forever
Letting me know - forever.

Ian Curtis