Red

Posted on November 20, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Acer, Autumn, Fall, Gardening, Leaves, Life, Photo, Picture, Red, Tree, Trees2 Comments

Beautiful tree I saw on a walk. I love red trees, but we don’t get many in this country.. I’m not sure what species this is. It does not look like an Acer which are the the ones that look like maple leaves? Are they called Japanese maples? Anyway, this was before the wind got up and blew them all away!

I would love to visit America to see the ‘fall’, every time I see photos of the East Coast at this time of year the colours of the forests are magnificent. I guess this is the last chance to photograph a red tree this year?

Snail

Posted on November 20, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Climbing, Flower, Garden, Hanging basket, Life, Plants, Red, Shell, Snail, SummerLeave a comment

I was reviewing my photos from the summer and saw this in my hanging basket flower. Not a bee but a snail! How did it get up there.. Must have crawled up the wall, then the fence and finally across the hanging basket to get to this flower. I hope it enjoyed its meal.

My boy

Posted on November 20, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Couch, Indoor boy, Kitty, Lie down, Looking, Outdoor boy, Poem, Poetry, Sleep, WatchingLeave a comment

Indoor boy cat

Lies and waits

Wary eye turned

Towards the door.

Will outdoor boy

come in?

Eat his food

Drink his milk

Pinch his place

On the couch?

All is quiet

All is well

Sleep kitty,

Dream of toy sheep

If outdoor boy arrives

I will keep him from you.

Tablets….

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Delivery, Humour, Life, Manufacture, Missing tablets, Pharmacist, Tablets, Wondering, Worrying2 Comments

I’m sorry we don’t have some of your tablets today, was my greeting when I visited the pharmacist today. Why what’s happened? Didn’t the doctor include them.? I asked. No its a problem with getting the right strength, there’s a problem at the manufactures I’m afraid.

Well when will they be in, I asked, I can’t not take them. (Do they think they are an optional extra?)

Should be in Monday. Give us a ring then. I asked for assurance they will be in. We will try, we might have to ring round, she said. Well I’ve got a few spare. I said, but what if they aren’t in? Then I said ‘and what happens with Brexit? We both looked at each other askance…

Keeping warm

Posted on November 20, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Baking, Central heating, Cold, Halogen, Heating, Life, Microwave, Oven, Terraced house, WarmthLeave a comment

Almost too bright to look at, our small halogen heater is in the living room combating the cold of our old terraced house. Rather than putting the central heating on, or switching on the gas fire. I don’t know whether it is cost effective. Would running a blow heater be less expensive. I wish I knew where there was a comparison site to check on?

For instance, for baked potato’s I now part cook them in the microwave then bake the outside of them in the oven. But is this fuel efficient or should I just microwave them?

One pproblem is that the previous owner had the two reception rooms turned into a through lounge, plenty of space but more difficult to heat. As climate change increases and a move from fossil fuels is instigated what will be the new means of heating?

In outdoor cat news…..

Posted on November 20, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned cat, Black and white cat, Cat, Cold, Garden, Learning, Life, Loved, Outdoor cat, Tuxedo cat, Waiting, Well fed4 Comments

Talking to a friend about our outdoor cat I explained that he’s generally in our garden which is about the size of two terraced houses and their yards…. There are lots of other cats about that come and go (I fear for the bird population but they have plenty of cover). There’s a shed and a summerhouse, two cat beds and cushions. He’s a big cat, twice the size of my other two, well-groomed. Tidy, but not a dominant cat which is why I think they can integrate…

He comes in and sleeps sometimes but he’d found a space on the settee and now the indoor boy cat sleeps there. I will have to find him a new space, it all seems to be about territory. I also think he gets too hot when we have our heating on. He will eat, then mooch over to the back door and yowl to be let out… Such is the life of an abandoned out door cat, we want to love and care for him, but he hadn’t made his mind up fully about us.

Digital editing

Posted on November 19, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Design, Digital drawings, Filters, Fun, Horse, Learning, Texture1 Comment

The first picture was drawn in ArtRage oils. The second was edited in Photodirector. Take your pick of which you prefer. I’ve changed the texture and colours in the second one. I’ve also added an overlay of grunge and some extra texture using a couple of the filters. I think although they are both digital, the first looks more painterly, the second more stylised, like a print. I could imagine both of them being used as editorial images as illustrations for a written presentation about horses? All the time I’m trying to improve my drawing and art skills….

Zoom meetings

Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Filtered, Friends, Fun, Hidden, Meeting, Photo, ZoomLeave a comment

This is a bit of an orphaned post. I tried to edit a draft post but I’m still not completely up to speed with WordPress blocks so I added a photo and categories and tags but couldn’t work out where to add text… Its taken at least ten minutes to get here… The zoom photo has been filtered to hide the identities of the participants, I’m also not saying what it was about. I just liked the colours and patterns on this screen grab.

Falcon Works painting.

Posted on November 19, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Falcon works, Industrial archaeology, Life, Painting, Pottery, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Woman artist4 Comments

Painted a year or two ago. The derelict pottery at the back of Portmeirion pottery. I love painting bricks. Most of the windows are boarded, and the Falcon symbol is on the end of the building. Painted in Autumn, acrylic on canvas.

It’s still standing but I think I will take some more photos of it before long, it’s worrying that it’s not being maintained or restored as far as I know. I guess it might be taken care of one day, but I’m not sure when.

The sun shone eventually…

Posted on November 19, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Clouds, Cold, East, Leaves, Photo, Rain, Sky, Upstairs, View, Weather12 Comments

Looking out of the window this afternoon, the sun came out and the sky cleared. Much more sparkle than my drawing first thing in the morning. Soon the view will clear further when the trees shed the rest of their leaves. Mind you, the rate the ivy is climbing up the wall the window might be covered over!

Tonight is meant to be very cold and the outdoor cat won’t come in, he’s busy running round the garden, but he’s got a warm bed in the shed. Tomorrow it’s due to rain again… No more blue sky….

Mallaband-Brown

Author: artbychristinemallabandbrown

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