This is a Robinia Frisia pseudo acacia in my back garden. It was not supposed to grow very high but as you can see it towers over neighbouring roofs – and I have had the crown taken out two or three times.
Quality Street chocolates – ideal comfort eating. Those wonderful jewel like colours (which I have only partially caught) plus the actual chocolate can’t fail to cheer you up
The colourful waterfront of Willemstad on Curacao. One of the stops on my cruise earlier this year in the Caribbean. We had a little drink under the umbrellas ourselves. This took me quite a long time – a lot of drawing and detail seemed to be needed and half way through I began to regret starting.
The Castlerigg Stone Circle is a curiosity near Keswick. This was actually painted as a postcard and sent to a friend. It is an attempt at pen and wash