Jackdaws at Hardhurst Farm

Jackdaws at Hardhurst Farm

I was camping at Hardhurst Farm in the Hope valley in the Peak District. It was a damp, misty morning. At first light I was woken by these noisy birds. I watched, bleary eyed, as they wheeled above the campsite. On sunny days the cries of Jackdaws always seem to me to...
Fontainebleau Boulders

Fontainebleau Boulders

Bas Cuvier. Watercolour painting by Lorraine Durant (Artist website www.lorrainedurant.co.uk) Fontainebleau Boulders Rock scattered through this forest Earth scoured to the bone Mixed with pine, birch and oak Soft sand turned to hard stone Sculpted by weather Rough...
My Midwinter Brook

My Midwinter Brook

‘My Midwinter Brook’ From solstice to solstice Such a short time it took Life flowing fast Like my midwinter brook Swirling and Scouring Shaping anew Water moulds its banks Time, me and you.   Watercolour painting by Lorraine Durant (Artist...
A November Sketch

A November Sketch

Lorraine Durant (artist website: www.lorrainedurant.co.uk) sketching in warm sunshine on the first day of November. “The inspiration for my work comes from capturing the atmosphere of a place and passing on the experience of being there. The majority of my...
Mist, Sun, then a Song, in November

Mist, Sun, then a Song, in November

A misty start to November. Then the sun came out. Then the singing started: A couple of poems and photos from a pleasant walk through the beautiful countryside near Tortworth, South Gloucestershire. Wonderful weather for the first day of November in the UK, once the...