Autumnal garden
After yesterday’s strong gale, a stroll around my autumnal garden . Good light for painting today !
Month: September 2024
Ocean of plastic
Ocean of plastic, an ocean of plastic, even in our rivers and lakes, micro plastics in our drinking water, very stupid. I first protested these pollutions many years astern by repeatedly photographing the rubbish on Gylingvase beach, Falmouth, many years astern. The journal Falmouth Packet published the photos as did Lloyds List International. There was … Read more
Friends
Friends, the pleasure of an expected visitor, 😃 a friend from far astern. Ian and his camera shy lady friend came to stay for a long weekend.🙂 By day they were out n about exploring some of the extraordinary delights of southern Brittany. I’m somewhat ‘incapacitated’ at present to basket in the luxury of someone … Read more
Rye, East Sussex
Rye, East Sussex. A friend from Israel asked me about Rye in East Sussex, a beautiful town where I lived for 5 years. For reasons you’ll discover in this text, I’ll share some of my reply with you, post it in full on my blog and save a copy for my forthcoming book. I wrote, … Read more
Merchant Navy Day
Merchant Navy Day The Second World War started on this day in 1939. This is precisely why the HM Government established ‘Merchant Navy Day’ in 2000 on this anniversary as a national call for all to remember the pivotal role our merchant seafarers play within society. The bravery and sacrifice of our British merchant seamen … Read more
New Paintings
New Paintings, I’m reluctant to show what I’m working on at present and recently. 🫣 This new painting, photo courtesy of my friend Ellen Rose Senor, is complicated, will be rich in detail and may well become famous.😇 At present, the progress is not impressive so I won’t show you, soon though .🫥 Among other … Read more
Foggy Morning
Foggy and chilly, lingering to mid-day then mild and sunny with frequent rain in the evening and over night. The view from my bedroom window at 10.00. Autumn is coming early this year. September feels today more like late October, already I feel the need for a blanket over my duvet. More of the same … Read more