
Photo of the day (Moorhen)


What’s the collective term for a group of mushrooms?
A cluster or a Troop (depending on how close together they are)! This shot was taken during Autumn whilst walking in Swinston Hill Wood, Sheffield (UK).


Photographic evidence that the squirrels in the Botanical Gardens are very friendly.
I thought this one was going to climb up my leg!




Apologies for the mild dose of Narcissism, but I often sketch portraits of others so I thought I’d have a go at a self-portrait for a change.
Continue readingPerseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.
Walter Elliot
I had an old friend visit at the weekend. It was one of those catch-ups that I look forward to, as many of my friends are not local (this particular one lives in China) and so we rarely meet up.
That’s life. We’re all busy, but it does make catch-ups with friends all the more special.
We chatted about all sorts of things, and inevitably we ended up talking about art. He’s an “old school” role-player like myself, so I’m always hungry for feedback on my latest project from a fellow geek (‘Dragon’s Lair’ below).


