Drawings and sketches Updated May 8, 2019

I started drawing and sketching in 2005 - before moving on to some early attempts at pastel painting. Soft pastels are still my medium of choice but the paintings often start out as a rough sketch, followed by some watercolour embellishments before overlaying with pastel.
Although I don't have much time for art these days, I really must get myself a sketchbook, at least, and bring that with me on my travels...

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Welcome, to the Shinkansen! Updated October 10, 2018

There is a slight pause after "Welcome" - for emphasis! And "Shinkansen" is actually three seperate words: 新幹線 Shin-kan-sen or New Trunk Line. This is what people in the West refer to as the "Bullet Train" (when, in fact, "Shinkansen" refers to the rail network, not the trains that run on it).

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Flowers and plant life Updated October 13, 2018

An album of photographs of flowers and other plant life.

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I wish you were beer! Updated October 30, 2020

Some photos of some of the more memorable pints that I have had. (Well... these things keep me going when I am on a dry ship - or in Bangkok, where I have yet to find a decent watering hole...)

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Spinning, knitting and weaving Updated February 9

My amature attempts at three of the fibre arts that I enjoy!

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Out and about in Somerset Updated July 26, 2020

Just a random collection of photos from some walks and bike rides in and around Somerset in the South West of England.

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Churches, Cathedrals, Curchyards and Graveyards Updated April 26, 2022

Big and small!

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Bring Back the Trains! Updated August 23, 2022

A random collection of railway photos - from modern, heritage and even some long abandoned lines.

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