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Week 20, 8th – 14th May While P is at college, I often enjoy a walk along part of the Lancaster canal. I start at the end of Dimples Lane and walk for about three or four kilometres. I love … Continue reading →

I have invested in a ‘how to nature journal’ book. It’s called The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling By John Muir Laws. It has a wealth of ideas and information. After painting the orange ladybird a couple of … Continue reading →

Week 18, I really am spoilt for choice with my journal. Everything is growing so vigorously at the moment. Everywhere I look there is a potential painting. We have an invasion of tiny alpine strawberry plants all over the yard. … Continue reading →

Week 17, 24th – 30th April Serveral years ago, a neighbour told us that he had seen roe deer in the woods near our cottage. We were very surprised. A couple of years later we found deer tracks in the … Continue reading →

Week 16, 17th April – 23rd As much as I am loving keeping this journal, sometimes life gets in the way.  I’m determined to keep going though, even if that means a bit of catching up. I even painted whilst … Continue reading →

Week 15, 10th April – 16th Whilst walking to a local shop, a flicker of white caught my eye. It was a tiny day moth, just over 1cm in wingspan. It landed on the dark damp wall, not far from … Continue reading →

Week 14, April 3rd-9th I got my first idea for my journal right at the beginning of the week.  We watched a crow mobbing a buzzard above our garden. It was amazing. The buzzard wasn’t overly bothered and kept circling … Continue reading →

Week 13, March 27th – 2nd April The clocks have gone forward and the evenings are lighter. It’s still very mild too. We stood in the back lane chatting to a neighbour as the sun was setting and we saw … Continue reading →

Week 12, 20th – 26th March What to paint first! I had so many things on my list of possibilities for this week. Blackthorn, Magnolia, Forsythia, Cherry Blossom, several colours of Pulmonaria. I opted for Flowering Currant, sort of. We … Continue reading →

Week 11, 13th – 20th March As we drove through dense mist up onto the moor, ghostly white shapes flitted passed us. The black headed gulls were back. They looked amazing in the mist. They have returned to nest on … Continue reading →