walks early and late

when the weather is hot the only way to get a comfortable walk in is to go out before six am.

daisies

everything is very special on a summer morning

5qamgarden

the low sun catches all the filigree patterns

breeching

also there are a lot of critters about, including Miss T, and she gets tempted. here she is breeching in the barley.

wilding

soaking wet and mad looking.

morning barley

we cross the A148 and walk through Sharrington and Gunthorpe

pigeonfeather

special things can be found – pigeon

feather

tawny owl, also rook and blackbird, but I got two tawny owl feathers this week.

rapepoppes

some mornings there have been puddles, after thundery nights

early morning puddle

and blue skies above wet lanes

wetmorning

some mornings heavy dew after clear nights

bullfer

and lots of shadow to keep one cool

loke

secret gardens, found when miss T has chased a bunny into them

secertgarden

the churchyard, full of flowers wild and tame

churchdoor

with archways to inspire shapes

3 pots

but the workshop gets up to thirty degrees and more, so I kept out of it until this week,

worktable

when the temperatures have gone back down to a civilised maximum twenty.

4 pots

I unpacked last week’s firing, but I won’t glaze until I have another bisc firing done.

bums

meanwhile there’s dyeing to do as well

vat

and evening walks

eveing poppies

when the light catches everything in a warm glow

eveningash

and the sky changes every second

evening sky

and indoors the jasmine in the vase starts to put out its perfume

jasmine

 

7 Comments

  1. I much enjoy reading and looking at your work photos and vistas. thanks for opening my eyes more widely to natures beauty and our responses. I am excited to see your efforts dyeing and have just made my first winter iris prints (in the antipodes). I look forward to your further blogs

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