http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:47:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en a day of misty rain, sudden heavy downpours  and weak sunshine breaking through. at Cromer the misty rain mingled with the mist off the breakers and streamed up the cliffs, obscuring the strange pattern of glacial morraine. clay and sand, chalk and flint, the marble cake mixture is exposed by fresh cliff ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2010/02/28/cromer-beach/ today the light was pin sharp, in a cold wind out of the north east which took your ears off, but out of it, in the shelter of woods or tall hedge, the sun warmed and the sky was brilliant with huge clouds. under the satin blue edge of sky, a ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2010/02/14/a-clear-light/ having spent the weekend photographing the collection thus far, and processing the result, I have put the photos up here I have a large stock of the most beautiful italian spun merino wool, and am trying to use it more. this cardigan exploits the fact that knitting cables pulls the work ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2010/02/07/next-winter-story-of-a-tuft/ we walked over the saltmarsh this afternoon and waded the Stiffkey - a powerful current pushed the dogs sideways into the deeper parts; I just walked very slowly - it was nowhere near the top of my boots, but I had picked my path carefully. the snow and rain has ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2010/02/05/stiffkey-freshes/ after rain the sky cleared last night and there was another sharp frost. the rising moon looked like a piece of orange cheese in the south east. this morning we walked in Holt Lowes again, in the sunshine. the frost had turned the dead bracken fronds into chilly filigree lace. silver birches ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2010/02/03/frost/ Tilda is allowed off the lead post-op now so we visited the rabbit-ridden cemetery. rabbit footprints all over it but T is of the opinion that they are all holed up in the paddock next door. despite the rabbit proof fence the snow is beginning to melt, leaving fretted patterns across the plough this ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2010/01/30/more-snow/ as january runs on and february approaches there are some small signs of spring, in spite of the temperatures which remain obstinately only just around freezing. the days already seem much longer and the robins started singing a spring song over a week ago. in my garden the first snowdrops ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2010/01/28/some-signs-of-spring/ despite the weather not letting up, I glazed and fired a kiln-full of porcelain this week. I decanted glazes into buckets and brought them into the studio, rather than glazing outside, which I usually do to avoid the mess. the landscape is very beautiful but bleak; north-easterly winds from Siberia are ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2010/01/10/fire-and-ice-trying-to-make-pots-in-the-freezer/ Goblin Combe is a steep sided dry valley west of Bristol with rock cliffs hanging over old yew trees and mossy rocks and ferns. in this cold weather the valley bottom traps the freezing air and the upper woods make a better place to start our walk. even here in the ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2009/12/27/goblin-combe/ after a wild night of raging winds and whirling snow the morning is white and peaceful, small birds on the peanut feeder trying to regain enough calories to survive another night. we walk up the road and find broken branches from the holm oaks strewn across, blocking the way. no traffic ... http://janewheeler.co.uk/blog/2009/12/18/after-the-snowstorm/