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Last Saturday it rained hard all day. By 4.00pm I was desperate to get out of the house but didn’t expect to find anything to paint. But looking out over the reservoir towards the stand of trees on the other side I realised that I had the starting point [...]
Walking around Lever Park in Rivington this morning I watched the sun rising over a bank of fog. As it did,I noticed the way that mist flattened the sense of depth in the landscape. You can see the effect in the photo posted below:
An evening walk through the woods around Rivington turned up this bank of spring flowers. Plus a Siskin in our garden today which made several visits to our birdfeeder.
I managed to get out early tonight, packed my easel and acrylic paints and set off up the road to paint outside (‘en plein air’ is the arty term). The view from here is over the Lancashire plain and towards the Irish Sea and Blackpool, 40 miles away. Sunset adds an extra level of drama [...]
A day of heavy showers, blowing from the west, leaving the evening sky with tattered clouds. Walked through Rivington, past the village green and through the stile. Then up towards Dean Wood but turned left and came back around
Red Campion by the path that follows the stream with [...]
I found this excitingly named plant last week in Rivington: Enchanter’s Nightshade. Sadly, its an unprepossessing plant with small white flowers and broad leaves. Next time I see I look out for the caterpillars of the elephant hawk moth, who feed on its [...]
Originally uploaded by David Pott
Today has been a showery and warm day with big, dramatic clouds scudding across a very clear blue sky and occasionally dropping heavy showers on the parts of Lancashire beneath them. The clouds themselves are towering pillows of whiteness [...]
On a late evening walk yesterday I noticed a large brown bird of prey, flying 2 or 3 meters above the West Pennine Moors. It flew irregularly, and seemed to be looking in amonst the peaty gullies and brown streams. As it came closer I could see [...]
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