The Duck says it’s 9 degrees

…But we think it’s much warmer. My thermometer claims it’s nearly 10.5. Winter swimmers will understand the difference. Once it … More

It was summer, only just now…

The first leaves began to fall, it seems like only yesterday. It was a few weeks ago in fact when … More

It helps to know when the school holidays are, if only because the traffic is different and sometimes everyone heads … More

On Saturday I swam in Scales Tarn, overlooked by Blencathra, while a crocodile of people plodded on up the tricky … More

The 2018 calendar is available now, from my Etsy shop here There seemed to be something of a unifying theme … More

On Sunday I swam at Clevedon. If you’re not an open water swimmer you may be unaware that the subject … More

I sold these hats last year, ran out sometime before Christmas, and I’ve been asked for them ever since, so … More

Jackie and I went swimming in Ullswater last week. The rain in the morning was so heavy I discovered that, … More

Sometimes unexpected worlds meet. Before I painted a lot of swimmers, I painted (amongst other things) a lot of ladies … More

At high tide Ladye Bay has almost no beach. When we arrived, Sue sat on a handy boulder, perched like … More