Two geese

Posted on May 29, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Canada geese, Cold, Drawing, Longport, Sketching, Stoke-on trent, strange man, Walking, Westport lake, WindyLeave a comment

Sketch of two Canada geese at Westport Lake today. I know their necks are too long. We went for a short walk but the wind was quite cold. So I decided to sit down and draw some of the birds and a view of the rippling water on the lake. While we were there a young man went up to one of the fishing platforms on the lake and started dipping his feet in. He was acting very strangely so we watched incase we needed to ring for an ambulance. But he came over to us and asked us if we wanted to buy a camera? Very strange. So I finished the sketch and we left. I hope he was OK but it was hard to know what to do.

Don’t like being ill

Posted on May 17, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Aches, Cold, Fed up, Ill, lateral flow, Life, Poem, Poetry, Sick, Sore throat, TiredLeave a comment

Negative lateral flow

So that’s good

Sore throat and aches

That’s a bit bad

Tired and fed up

But not very ill

Just feeling down

In the dumps

While my brain slumps!

Jay

Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Branches, Cold, Frozen, Jay, metallic paints, Poem, Poetry, Small painting, Trees, WindowLeave a comment

Strange little painting

Came from my mind

A little idea

Of a bird in a tree

Old window bars

Rusty and dry

Frame a bright view

Of a frozen blue sky.

Jay at the centre

Waiting to fly.

Memory of winter

Posted on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Birds, Blossom, Cold, Flowers, Frost, later, nests, Poem, Poetry, seasons, Snow, Spring, WinterLeave a comment

The snow has gone for now

Warm winds blow from the south

Clear frosty mornings

Left behind

Rain and showers

Water the blossom and flowers

Cold chill twigs

Now wet with buds.

Birds collect bugs

and think of lining their nests

With moss and fluffy stuff

Warm and snuggled

For eggs and chicks

Farewell Winter.

See you later in the year

As the seasons turn.

Winters going

Posted on April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bugs, Cold, Nature, North, Plants, Poem, Poetry, South, Spring, Trees, Warmth, WorldLeave a comment

Winter flees as sun rises higher

Dawn comes sooner

Sunset later

The Earth tips North

sees more of the Sun.

Ground warms

Rain falls, buds swell.

Soon the world will be green

Again.

But in the South?

Autumn makes gains.

Tulips

Posted on April 3, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Celsius, Cold, Colour, Daffodils, Gardening, Life, Plants, Snowdrops, Spring, Tulips, UK, Warm, WinterLeave a comment

Not this years ones, they haven’t opened up yet. But they are starting to grow up. I just can’t wait. I’m used to waiting for spring but sometimes it seems to take an awful long time to get here. A couple of weeks ago the temperatures were in the high teens Celsius, last week they dropped to freezing or below, and there was a snow in a few places across the UK. We didn’t get more than a bit of hail and snow here. Meanwhile the daffodils and snowdrops are up. We haven’t had much rain though, so the buds on the trees are not fully open yet…

Willows

Posted on March 6, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cold, Dog, fronds, Imagined, muzzle, Nature, Short story, Walking, Willow, willows, Wind2 Comments

A short story…

A cold wind blew across the lake, finding gaps in my coat and blowing my hair around. The branches and fronds of the willow trees streamed like ribbons on a kite, lifting and waving. The ducks ruffled up their feathers against the cold. We had walked out of sunshine into shade and the temperature had dropped noticeably.

The man and his dog walked towards us. It was muzzled with a band of leather round it’s mouth, but it still pulled the man along. It was a big dog. A hound of some sort. It was difficult to see in the gloom. As we came level with them the dog jumped up. It’s paws landing on my shoulders. I was knocked over by its weight. I sat down hard in a puddle. The weight of the dog pushing against me.

The man looked alarmed. Shocked. He tugged the dog away. All he said was ‘sorry’ and walked off! I sat there freezing and wet….. What a day!

Sunset

Posted on March 5, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Air, Cold, Penkhull, Reds, Short walk, Stoke-on trent, Sunny day, Sunset, yellowsLeave a comment

Sunset looking out towards Cheshire/Shropshire. Its been a cold and breezy day today but plenty of sunshine. I went out drawing for an hour, then I went for a little walk this evening round Penkhull. It wasn’t far, and it was very chilly. I felt a bit better. I didn’t sleep well last night and the cold air refreshed me. Good to see the sunset.

Trees

Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cold, Duplicated, indentations, Life, Mirrored, Photo, skyline, Teeth? Sky, TreesLeave a comment

Multiple image, one tree duplicated. Winter image, steely blue sky. The whiter areas could be teeth, the trees gums? The indentations from the chimneys are also tooth like. The trees could be capillaries or veins. Cold and icy. Lots of thoughts.

Monsters?

Posted on February 9, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged aliens, Art, Cold, Design, Experiment, Image, monsters, Photo, Photodirector, playful, SkyLeave a comment

I look up and see two monsters looming over me. They are staring at each other. Air swirls round them. Crystallising ice makes frost sheets over everything. ALIENS!

Created this photo from four mirrored images of sky, cloud, bushes and houses. Then added texture in Photodirector. The images look like huge baby chicks but with added claws waiting to grab you. Ready to pounce and fight with each other. I was interested in the colours of the sky. It gives a feeling that the air is chilled to a minus number.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Cold