Finally walking again

Posted on April 11, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, Cold, Exercise, Lake, Longport, Photos, Sky, Snow, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Walking, Westport lakeLeave a comment

As we arrived at Westport Lake today it started to snow. It didn’t stick, but children were running screaming as it came down thick and fast. We sat and waited in the car till it stopped. I didn’t take a photo of it because my phone was stuck in my pocket trapped between me and the car door.

Then out, a quick visit to the icecream van for a treat and round the latge lake once and the small one twice. No where near as far as I would normally do, but I managed to get enough steps and heart points in to meet my daily challenge. I’m shattered but happy!

Snow and sun

Posted on April 6, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged #100daydrawingchallenge, Cold, Ill, Shattered, shops, Showers, Snow, Tired, WalkingLeave a comment

Blurry back yard, the plants have been watered and are starting to grow. But the snow showered us today. Cold winds blew, and the outdoor cat came in to get warm.

Health wise I went to the shop, but after walking just 2 km I was absolutely shattered. Still that’s 2km more than I’ve done for the last two days! I hope I’ll be able to do more tomorrow….

Small amount of snow..

Posted on February 10, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Bricks, cobble stones, Cold, mortar, Painting, Snow, Winter2 Comments

Snow between bricks and cobble stones #bandofsketchers Tuesday 9.2.21 prompt ‘Winter’ . Watercolour on cartridge paper.

Stoke clouds

Posted on February 9, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Back yard, Black and white, Clouds, Cold, Freezing, Photo, SnowLeave a comment

Snow clouds, but not much snow, just little bobbles like polystyrene bits, or tiny fuzzy flakes. Apparently the east of the country is badly hit with thick drifts of snow, we just have the freezing winds at the mo!

Cold…..

Posted on February 7, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, beast from the East, Canal, Cold, Snow, snow showers, Walk, wind chillLeave a comment

It hasn’t snowed yet, but snow showers are expected in the next couple of days. Its very cold at the moment with a driving easterly wind. I haven’t been able to get the house warm all day. I was OK after my walk, but my hands are cold now. I’ve just put the oven on to cook our evening meal, and hopefully it will help put the temperature up. Tomorrow I’m planning to walk along the canal, about five miles. I must be mad! The wind chill might be down to – 7°C

Another one

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Branches, Cold, Life, Mirror, Pattern, Photo, Snow, soil, Steps, TreesLeave a comment

This one works in a strange way, the steps form odd little triangles, it looks like there is a hole with soil layers, the branches shrink into the distance and the sprinkling of snow adds to the contrast. A slight hint of blue adds to the cold feel.

Totems?

Posted on January 14, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged dark and light, Growth, Life, Pattern, Photos, Snow, Time, Trees, trunksLeave a comment

I see things in patterns and these mirrored tree trunks made me smile when I played with them…. Down turned mouths and big noses!

Bottle oven

Posted on January 14, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bottle oven, Burslem, Landscape, Longport, Photo, scrambled, Snow, ViewLeave a comment

In the snow. Someone is burning rubbish there and the structure isnt safe enough for that. I took the image off the Internet and added texture because I didn’t want to use someone else’s picture but they look amazing in the snow. The caravan at the side may be where the man looking after the site is living.

Walking in the sleet

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged cemetery, Churches, Cold, ferns trees, Grey sky, Hartshill, icy pavement, Penkhull, Sleet, Snow, WalkLeave a comment

Walked a bit further today as there was less ice on the pavements. It did try and sleet or snow for part of the walk. We walked towards Hartshill church past the old hospital on one side and the local cemetery full of old trees on the other, then turned off towards Penkhull church. We saw some interesting ferns in a stone wall by the hospital and if the cloud had broken we might have seen a nice sunset but the sky remained cold grey and overcast…. Brrr

Short walk round Etruria

Posted on January 7, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bridge, Canal, Etruria, Ice, Landscape, Mist, Photos, Shelton, Short walk, Snow, ViewsLeave a comment

A few views of the area near Etruria Flint Mill and along the canal towards Shelton. Then we walked along the main road back to our starting point. By then the mist was dropping down and fine flakes of snow had started to fall so I drove us home… At least we fed the geese and I had a short walk. That’s four walks in five days. A couple of years ago I would barely walk a couple of hundred yards. My friend has encouraged me and I’m starting to really enjoy it and feel a lot fitter for it.

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