A birthday trip....

It has to be said that most people's choice of birthday walk would not be along the beach at Parton in North Cumbria......but what a lovely morning! A chance to sit and sketch the view towards Whitehaven ( it was a bit chilly though) and then a scrat along the beach (the sun came out) with good views of waders, before making a heart from the beach finds.

Surprise View - the long version!

A repeat of the previous painting but on a long thin canvas so I could get more view in!

Greystoke Forest Fungi

A lovely little walk yielding an array of spectacular fungi - love the angel wings.

Lake District Wildlife Park - lemurs ..

A gorgeous morning, albeit a tad breezy, with the Lemurs at Bassenthwaite. A great present!

Tom Garner : Young C-Art exhibition

Good to see Tom's work up in the gallery at Carlisle College Brampton Road Campus.

Tom Garner's digital artwork..

Other young C-artists. 

Surprise View - oil painting

Surprise view - an oil painting - not photographed in the best of lights! 

Autumn-coloured moths.

A few pictures from last week's moth trap - amazing how the colours seem to reflect the season.

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Left hand column: Canary shouldered thorn; angle shades and pink barred sallow.
Right hand column:  Ear agg; frosted orange and green brindled crescent.