A lovely week of sunshine

...and even rabbits enjoy a bask in the sun.

Exmoor ... a breath of fresh air.

Wild and windy at times,

other times

Sunny, Mild and Breathtaking...

(well, to be honest it is breathtaking when wet, windy and wild

you just can't hardly breath on those occasions)!!!

EXMOOR - Click Link

Oh the bliss of Watercolours

~ Estuary View ~

Revisiting Dunster castle...

 We took a trip over the moor to Dunster castle again,

but this time didn't go into the castle itself!!!

Instead we walked round part of the grounds and made our

way down to the working Watermill

 This part of the gardens has a lot of plants like

ornamental banana plants, large grasses, bamboo

and the occasional wooden sculpture

 A sign that this is getting to be the end of Summer here -

the hydrangeas are starting to go over...

 and so to the watermill itself

 (click link)

Even the path back to the castle took us 

above the mill with great views...

This is what happens....

.....when I'm left to doodle with a brush pen!

Wordless Wednesday

Morte Bay to Croyde Bay

Across the hills we went and oh boy was that some hill!

~ we are headed over that hill in the distance ~

~ have climbed higher and getting nearer ~

~ there - and what a view looking back to where we had been ~

~ me and guess who ~

 ~ and guess what else we saw on the way.

This little chap...

~ who we persuaded to move ~

 ~ then the other side of the hill and on down to Croyde Bay ~

~ by the time we arrived in Croyde village

at least one of us was tired out!

~at this stage we didn't tell him about walking back home again!~

ooOoo

We had a really good walk yesterday...

....in all it was about 6 miles - phew! - I feel exhausted thinking about it.

Funny though, at the time, it didn't seem that far, 

even though we were climbing uphill a good part of the time..

Through the woodland at the top of the hill.. 

(husb. wondered why I had stopped - can you see him?)

 Past the sheep...

 ...and across the field to the village

A walk we will definitely be doing again

(oh, did I forget to mention we stopped at the pub for a drink!!)

New paintings on my Etsy shop

With Hamish having visited over last weekend,

he definitely inspired me again with a couple paintings...

"Snoozing in the long grass" (click link)

and I thought he would look cute ready for Christmas

so I've done this one...

"Ready for Santa"

You can also check out my Etsy shop in the sidebar.

I've said it before...

....and I'll say it again

I love egg custard tarts

but so does

William!

Darn it ... I didn't stand a chance!

A rose by any other name - take 2

I seem to love painting roses...who'd have thought!

ACEO (Art Cards Editions & Originals)

on my Etsy shop today...

(Size of painting 3.5 x 2.5 inches)