OTTER

This is my latest black and white watercolour, the writing around it reads....As you slip away silently
A ripple of bubbles A watery essence, A treasured memory.
I have been lucky to have seen three Otters in the wild and a thrilling experience and most certainly a treasured memory!

Dartmoor Sunset

After all the wet weather we have been having it was nice to see a sunset on my walk below castle Drogo, this shows Kestor on Dartmoor and was taken at about 5pm.

BADGERS

This is my most recent painting, a watercolour prompted by my sadness at the recent Badger cull. The poem I have written around it reads.   Black and white as day and night
                                                Loved and hated
                                                Protected and bated
                                                An innocent participant
                                                In a futile experiment
Brian May is doing a wonderful job of trying to stop this cruel cull and vaxinate instead do have a look at his website "Save Me" here is a link http://www.save-me.org.uk/

Christmas floods!

I have only just got my broadband back after the pre Christmas floods and terrible winds. Chagford was cut off with the roads awash and the sign to the village blown down! This picture is of the Mill End Hotel, you can see the statue which usually stands in the garden overlooking the river!

Christmas Robin

Each winter I feed this friendly Robin when I see it on my walk along the Hunters Path below Castle Drogo. I had not seen it all summer but yesterday there it was again waiting expectantly! Luckily I had one of those plastic covered biscuits you get with a cup of coffe in my pocket and it seemed very pleased with this. I shall now take a bag with some digestive biscuit crumbs each day!

Autumn Colours

I took this ten days ago on the way into Chagford, this is always a lovely view as the sunshine just catches the line of Beech trees beside the road. This Autumn it has been really good and this view has hardly changed since I took this picture.

A Visit to Cotehele

A visit to see the wonderful Christmas flower garland in the Great Hall at Cotehele. It is fantastic this year and really worth going to see and admire in its beautiful setting.