The Recovery Position

This is the recovery position for winter swimmers, not for drunk people. Though addled brains, an inability to speak in … 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

A fine and lively evening in the Ring o’ Bells at Moorlinch* last night – the Chalice Morris men came, … More

Josie still has her -sleeping-in hairdo. I think it’s cool. She’s making snowflakes out of paper. I’ve spent the weekend … More

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

Sorry about the lack of cats, and indeed any art at all on this blog lately, the cats have temporarily … More

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

Up the ‘Dinosaur’s Back’ to the top of Blencathra, with nieces/nephews, siblings/in-laws, and Mum who with hindsight may not have … More

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

Kez, again, in the pub, again. I will admit that this doesn’t look as much like Kez as a couple … More