by jenny.monds | Jul 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
a branch of the yew tree We are used to seeing yew trees in our churchyards, but I don’t think I’ve looked at an individual branch quite so closely before. The leaves twist and turn back on themselves, and some lay close to the stem. There was plenty of interest to...
by jenny.monds | Jul 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
“When life is not coming up roses Look to the weeds and find the beauty hidden within them.” ― L.F.Young Today’s drawing is of the wild flower (or weed if you prefer) Rosebay Willowherb. As a child at primary school we listened to nature lessons on the...
by jenny.monds | Jul 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
If the colour of spring is yellow, the colour of summer must be red. Tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries, and these delicious cherries. I love the enlivening pillar-box red of ripe tomatoes and strawberries, but I also love the dark red of the cherry. These cherries...
by jenny.monds | Jul 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
I happened to mention to a friend that I liked old keys, and the next time I saw her she presented me with a tin full of keys from her garage. She had no idea what any of them were for, or what to do with them, so was pleased to give them to me. Some old keys –...
by jenny.monds | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
It was lovely to see some sunflowers on sale today. Somehow sunflowers with their egg yolk yellow petals always make me feel happy. It’s something to do with the shape, too. Apparently round shapes make us feel happy (think bubbles and balloons – and for more on...
by jenny.monds | Jul 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Thinking of Brittany again today with its pretty stone houses with their shuttered windows, almost all painted blue, and window boxes. It may be that originally blue was chosen for shutters and doors as the colour of the Virgin Mary, protector of fishermen, or...
