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MY WEEK IN PICTURES

This has been a slow week. Not being able to get to places is starting to take its toll. The weather has also changed, though the garden really does need the rain. This afternoon we had a short thunderstorm and a decent amount of rain at last.

Our Farmer’s Market was up and running today for the first time since lockdown, but unfortunately the fruit and veg stall wasn’t there. There were only perhaps six or seven stalls. I do hope the other stalls come back soon.

While other shops are starting to reopen, the only ones I’m interested in are book shops. The decent one is bus ride away. What I long for is the re-opening of museums and galleries. To say that boredom is setting in is an understatement. To try and keep sane I have been dabbling in art and experimenting with different forms. I’m a hopeless watercolour painter, but I do like using pen, ink and charcoal. I’m mixing things up to see how they work. Felt tip pens and crayons are also quite good fun.

I’ve also spend time trying to capture the moon in its phases as it reached its fullness yesterday (5th June). But we had two nights of cloudy skies and I wasn’t able to see the moon. Then last night I got up to use the bathroom and through the window I saw the moon. Well, I had to capture it even though it was 3am and it meant standing in the back garden in my dressing gown. For a couple of shots I leaned out of the bathroom window. Success!