mostly water today and reflections, plus a fly wing and sheep in Allendale,

I didn;t notice the two hover flies here at first. a flower must look very different to a fly. I liked this drop of water held in the leaves.

today my classes did their 4th big painting, about 45 of them 70 canvasses in about 4 hours.

a nice backlit poppy from my own garden.

snail acrobatics

nice trip this morning to Durham; always a good view from the top of the Cathedral. rain over Penshaw.

a remnant from last years chinese lanterns

I have a lot of snails eating their way through my garden, their fate depend on my mood and whether i find them slightly cute or just plain destructive.

it has rained quite a bit lately.