Last Swim of 2015

Tuesday was our last swim of the year (I am not counting a visit to the swimming pool yesterday, which … More

…meanwhile in the fishtank

The water outside is getting colder. Not to cold to swim – that would be ridiculous – but maybe nearly … More

Suddenly we have reached that time of year when chance onlookers may express not mere surprise, but disbelief, as if … More

Yesterday I swam in the marine lake in the morning, before Barney the Storm came in. Apparently storms shall have … More

Our swim in the Marine Lake at Clevedon yesterday really did deserve a quick sketch, not only because it was … More

The leaves are just beginning to turn, but they aren’t in the lake yet. What was in the lake was … More

I’ve walked to the top of Helvellyn an uncounted number of times over the last 30… 35… years, but I’ve … More

Coniston-end-to-end, 2015. We are at one end, ready to swim to the other end, five and a quarter miles away. … More

Clevedon, early yesterday morning. These were the colours of our swim, and they were beautiful. Soft, muted blues, yellows and … More

It’s pretty hard to draw from memory, even on a last lap round the lake, breaststroke, with nothing much else … More