Autumn in Derwentwater

Autumn has been a long time coming. I finally made it back to Cumbria, a place that I’ve visited most … More

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

All things are relative. While the prospect of an Autumnal temperature plummet to seven degrees may cause us to shudder … More

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

Another commission I was asked for – this is a digital drawing, like most of my swimming pictures. The commissions … More

On Wednesday the marine lake had dropped to 9.5 degrees. This is not an unpleasant temperature at which to swim … More

Suddenly we have reached that time of year when chance onlookers may express not mere surprise, but disbelief, as if … More

Freyja (a.k.a. The Nose-Beast, for reasons which should be abundantly clear), has gone hunting and has caught and slain a … More

I’ve walked to the top of Helvellyn an uncounted number of times over the last 30… 35… years, but I’ve … More

I may have mentioned that I draw all of the Cat-of-the-Day drawings on my Samsung phone… and I may have … More