Category: The World
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World Watercolour Month is now on!
Only twenty-nine more days left! The thought of creating thirty-one watercolours in thirty-one days at first seems a little daunting. We’re now on the second day of July, and I’ve done two already. At this rate, it’s easy to accomplish! I’ve only recently started again painting in watercolour, after decades of not doing so –…
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Oh, toe is me…!
Once. Nay twice. Nay THRICE! Egads!!! I treated myself to some new socks over the weekend – I know how to live, don’t I? – all of my other pairs have now begun to lose their colour after being washed to beyond an inch of their lives. In fact a thread from one of my…
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When will it ever stop raining?
Are we in for rain today? I looked out through the window over the Grinds this morning and was quite surprised. Not a raindrop was falling. The ground was still wet, however, so I’ve probably timed my glance right so as to miss the downpours. We had a shower last night that was so heavy,…
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The Referendum
Today, folk from all over the United Kingdom and Gibraltar have been voting in the Referendum to state their choice as to whether the UK should remain in the European Union, or whether the UK should leave the European Union. It’s taken what seems like a century for today to arrive, since the referendum was…
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Cute Critter Friday: Making Waves
The tufted duck was back today, all by himself, ducking and a diving in the Lake, when all of a sudden he stopped. Completely still in the water… he then flicked a wing… kicked a flipper… and created waves all around him. Then, he dove beneath the water’s surface again, and reappeared far on the…
The Mansionic Perspective 