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Tag: Cumbria

"Stepping into Single Figures" - drawing by Nancy Farmer

Stepping into Single Figures… gingerly

(Brothers Water, Cumbria, 15/10/19) To be fair, I was stepping far more gingerly than Susan and Francine: they with shoes, … More

art, Brother's Water, Cumbria, drawing, outdoor swimming

We hear it’s still cold in Ullswater

We got to Ullswater on Saturday morning, in the wind and rain. Rosie and Francine were already swimming, right out … More

art, Cumbria, drawing, open water swimming, swimming, Ullswater
The Angel of Grasmere

The Angel of Grasmere

This painting was from a photo I took of my friend Jackie in Grasmere in Cumbria, late last summer. Unlike … More

art, Cumbria, gold leaf on paper, Grasmere, Nancy Farmer, outdoor swimming, painting
Swimming with Jackie in Crummock Water, Cumbria

With Jackie in Crummock water: “She goes in, even in the winter”

It was not winter, but a cold reluctant spring and feisty April weather (I have been slow to draw this … More

art, cold water swimming, Cumbria, digital sketch, Lake District, swimming, wild swimming
It's still colder in Ullswater

Yes, it’s still colder in Ullswater….

You can try pausing to admire the beautiful morning, the misty view as the lake snakes its glimmering way up … More

art, Cumbria, drawing, lake swimming, open water swimming, swimmers, Ullswater, winter swimming

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

art, cold water swimming, Cumbria, Derwent water, drawing, Lake District, outdoor swimming, Ullswater
Ullswater in the rain - drawing

Ullswater, bejewelled

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

art, Cumbria, digital drawing, open water swomming, rain, swimming, swimming in the rain, Ullswater, wild swimming
'On getting into Lakes'

On getting into Lakes

A quick impromptu dip, in – ahem – just my bra and pants. Getting into the habit of putting a … More

art, Cumbria, drawing, lake, Lake District, lake swimming, open water swimming, swimming
Swimming with Mother

Swimming with Mother

Amidst intermittent torrential showers Mother and I braved Ullswater’s choppy waters. Last time I was here, the water was a … More

Cumbria, drawing, Lake District, open water swimming, outdoor swimming, sketch, swimming, swimming in the rain, Ullswater

To Wildcat Island…

Chillswim Coniston end-to-end 2016 On Saturday we swam the five and a quarter mile length of Coniston, me and about … More

art, Chillswim, chillswim tow float, Coniston end-to-end 2016, Coniston lake, Cumbria, drawing, Lake District, open water swimming, swimming in the rain

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