by jenny.monds | Jan 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
The snowdrop Spotting the first snowdrops is one of the great pleasures of winter, signalling spring will come, growth is happening, flowers will burst through the ground again. The snowdrop is also known as Galanthus, meaning ‘milk flower’. In the language of...
by jenny.monds | Jan 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
I love living near water. The river Ebble might be narrow, but it makes a lot of noise as it rushes under the bridge. If I close my eyes, I can still hear the sound it makes.
by jenny.monds | Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
A painting today, based on two earlier drawings. I might tinker with it a bit more, but it’s more or less done. I’ve tried to evoke the colours of the moors in Autumn (North Yorkshire? The New Forest? Scotland?). We might not be able to visit for some...
by jenny.monds | Jan 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
I passed this old tree on my walk today, in the middle of a field. it was just one trunk, bent completely to the ground, but coming out of it were a number of new trunks, almost like new trees. Each sprouted a network of fine twigs, looking like a little wood growing...
by jenny.monds | Jan 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
These boots were made for walking As well as hardly using handbags, life at the moment means I hardly wear shoes. I seem to go from slop-arounds in the house to walking boots. These are my oldest boots. They show signs of their age (like me) and are quite battered,...
by jenny.monds | Jan 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Opening the front door today I was met by the wonderful scent of Winter Box, growing on the wall of the house. It’s just coming into flower and has lovely, bendy glossy leaves and beautiful red berries.
