January Sunrise, Vobster Quay

I attempted to draw this morning’s swim from memory. Tricky… I am not used to ‘realistic’ landscape stuff and I … More

Last swim of 2014. Chilly? of course not ;-)

Yesterday at Vobster, getting out of the lake after the last swim of the year. Wave cheerily to the nice … More

Went for a bob in the sea this morning. Couldn’t really call it ‘swimming’ as it was rather like this. … More

Vobster at sunrise yesterday! Still mist on the water. Ruth and Jim ahead of me and when I looked up … More

Vobster in December. Here are Ruth and I… and before you ask, yes I made it up, I have no … More

The last of my Lake District sketches (for a while). This is me, swimming the length of Buttermere, and somewhat … More

Wastwater, 26th October. The Bringer of Shoes! That was my brother, wandering down to see why, having swum most of … More

I went swimming yesterday – it was Vobster Quay’s ‘Glow Swim’ – this is what it looked like. A sort … More

The Environment Agency is beginning flood-relief work on the River Sowy, and other water-related levels stuff. I know this because … More