Bits and Clips for September 2024
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Month: September 2024
Visiting Blog Readers in Cambridge and Flying Home
We were also glad to invest in this wonderful budding friendship, as well as some others in London, which like so many things, including the reason for the trip to begin with, was facilitated by our presence online.
Hike and Inn in North Yorkshire
Heading homeward, we spent two nights and a full day in North Yorkshire. I mostly wanted to visit Yorkshire since I have loved the scenery in All Creatures Great and Small, but the place is huge. When booking our trip last January, I wondered where to stay in Yorkshire; it was the last unresolved piece, … Read more
Northumberland Day 2 (Hadrian’s Wall, Vindolanda, and Misc Photos)
Here we explore Northumberland and their history of occupation by the Romans.
Northumberland Day 1 (Lindisfarne Castle and Bamburgh Castle Photos)
On our first full day in Northumberland, we visited two castles, Lindisfarne on Holy Island in the North Sea, which you can only get to at low tide, and Bamburgh, on the beach opposite. Both have long histories, including cultivating Christianity since 635, and their atmosphere was heightened by visiting them on a cold, misty … Read more
A Visit to Unison Colour Pastels in Northumberland
The colors are vibrant and lightfast, and the texture is uniform over all the colors, which is not true of many brands.
English Lake District Day 2 (Hike to Castlerigg Standing Stones)
In these photos, you can follow along on our walk out of Keswick into the fields and beyond to the standing stones
English Lake District Day 1 (Photos of Hike Around Derwentwater Lake)
Enjoy with us the views, the weather, the reflections, the amazing trees of the trail around Derwetwater Lake.
London Art Museum Photos (Tate Modern & Courthauld)
I was particularly inspired by Kandinsky’s early work which I had not seen before.
London Photos (Travel, Architecture, Friends and Family)
We are spending three days in London before renting a car and heading to more remote hiking in northern England.
Recent Black and White Photos
Within the format of each rectangle is a little world contained unto itself, isolated for examination.
Four Plein Air Paintings in Pastel from Monhegan 2024
I loved painting outside on Monhegan with friends.
Monhegan Island 2024 (Day 3 Through the Woods to Squeaker Cove)
It was fun to climb out on the rocks at Squeaker Cove!
Monhegan Island 2024 (Day 2: Hike and Museum Photos)
This museum show of women artists is particularly wonderful.