Spring  this year is quite spectacular and my pear tree is heavily swagged with generous sprigs of creamy blossom. It is a fleeting deligh...

  Not living in a village it's quite rare to meet up with neighbours, unless it's a brief chat while out walking (which is usually q...

I’ve not been able to cycle for a few  years now, due to middle-aged knees that don’t work well; the last time I tried was about three years...

  Just dropping in to add a bit of humanity to an internet that seems increasingly bloated with bots, false news and AI. I’m still here, in ...

My most successful designs come when I am drifting off or doing something else, and my latest lino cut, ' Safely Graze' was scribble...

  It's been some time since I posted a fuzzy picture of something. The farmer has cut the back field for silage again, which has stirred...

This is the photo which inspired my latest print 'Summer in the Park'. Taken in early Spring when I met some co-workers for a rather...

The dawn view from the top field at 5am this Solstice morning. I find it hard to stay in bed when the sun is up and the birds are singing so...

As I write, there are sporadic storms passing over the cottage, driving in from nearby Herefordshire. It’s been muggy all weekend; not the o...