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Category: swimming
Winter Drawers On!
Those who do not swim outside in the winter never get to experience one of the small delights of the … More
Contemplations on a Plank
There was much debris on the high spring tide: seaweed of course, and the occasional tree branch brought down by … More
Blue: summer’s farewell wink
Three cars arrived one… two… three… pulling up in the car park within seconds of each other as if in … More
Summer Visitors
You probably expect absolute truth from my pictures, so I have to break it to you: this drawing is not … More
“This is what your mother looks like naked!”
“We’re going for a swim later”, said Hilary. “We’re going skinny dipping”, said Bev.I laughed and wondered where, because I’d … More
Faffing Brings Its Own Rewards
“Faffing Brings Its Own Rewards” The picturesque Cumbrian Mountains close in around Brother’s Water on three sides, but that morning … More
still.scary.topic
Why have so many capable swimmers never swum round the Pier, and why did it take me four or five years of swimming at Clevedon before I did?
You’re not going to swim in this weather?
Swimmers views regarding the weather can be as capricious as the weather itself. We love water, but not when it … More
How To Walk On Shingle: Some work in progress and sketches
Sketches of Mary for the picture “How To Walk On Shingle”