Meanwhile back in Woolacombe

The weather this last week has been So good…..we really aren’t used to all this, where are the grey skies?

I sound cynical, yes, but we so often find that the weather leading up to the school summer holidays is lovely and sunny - the second the schools close, the weather promptly changes to Wet and Windy!  This season, I have been proved wrong, admittedly I will say there have been a few ‘gloomy’ days, but overall we have enjoyed sunshine.

With this glorious weather, come the Grockles (* Grockles = Devon nickname for the Tourists/Holiday makers)…….in their HOARDES!   A good thing for the businesses, they bring their purses/wallets down here, and certainly the businesses need it.  

Here’s a short video-clip Graham took from the other day, to show you just how packed the beach was….

….click the image….

One highly popular business is the Barricade Beach Cafe (for want of a better word, it's a Curry Hut on that arrives each Summer).  People have a choice of set menu curries, then go and sit on the beach to enjoy.  The queue the other day was quite long…. (yes, that's the curry hut queue)

(here's a link to their Facebook page)

🏖🏖🏖

Morning walk on the beach

 A good excuse to take a photo….

Sit awhile

There's a very nice bench to sit and surf watch on our walk.

This was a particularly High Tide as you see

Diggers have recently been building up some sand ready for

the Painted Ladies 

(beach huts - they're called Painted Ladies because they all have ladies names)

I think there is still some work to be done before the huts are put in place,

but have wondered if they will space them for social distancing?!

Here's a close-up of the prep work for them - if you look close in the centre of the photo you may be able to see a mound of sand 

🔍

If you want 1:12 of total chill time, 

then click the image below and enjoy

A little time out

At least a little breather in amongst all the paintings I’ve been doing lately.  Woke with a niggling headache, so chose my exercise today was to take the bike out.

Two-fold success, no actually three-fold infact....

1.  I got exercise on my bike

2.  I used the opportunity to take some reference photos for future paintings

3.   My headache lifted

Here are some of the photos

I also did some short clip videos which I've put together as a

Compilation of 3 so click here to view 

Sometimes you just have to start the day slow and easy

....look out for a lurcher!

This could become a series of beach paintings...

From my photo taken

at Shell Bay (Studland) in Dorset

I have done a miniature Watercolour for my Etsy shop

(yes, I am advertising my painting

- and why not indeed)

this photo for proportion purposes

These small paintings are known as ACEO's

(Art Card Editions & Originals)

and are very Collectible  

(just saying)

Link here or in the sidebar to my Etsy shop

Before the storm comes in!

(and an out of focus lurcher)

An easy start to the day...

(if anyone would like to use this photo for a sketch/drawing/painting reference

then please go ahead - enjoy)

HAVE A 

GREAT WEEKEND ALL