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Made two pictures for Facebook Headers, my favourite must be for the shop with a cycling under grad. My wife thinks the bod reading his bible is reminiscent of An Alien at St Wilfred's
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I think I rushed too much on this one, next time I will take more care.

Orchard Street, from memory

My childhood was spent running in and out of these doors, up and down the row of cottages.

Very much on my mind at the moment, not surprising my pencil began this sketch.

I went for a cycle ride and walk this morning, settled on my favourite bench about half way round to write a letter and this ink pen sketch.

I fingerpainted the same scene on my i:Touch  a year or two back during harvest.
It's one of those rare spots where the sound of nature, wind, birds, trees, exceed distant rumbles of man made engines chugging man up and down highways.

Cedric & Max: Return to the Page.

I have not see much of Cedric nor Max recently, singularly uninspired in my sketching. But today, pleased as punch, they walked quite randomly back into a letter I was writing and sat down  at top and bottom corners of the page.

I say, 'sat', but indeed Cedric was swimming in the warm waters around his island.
Max was heartily singing Camp Fire Songs, standing maybe a bit too close to the fire for safety. I must speak to him about that.

The letter is almost finished now, but will be posted after Final Collection tomorrow to plop onto S's doormat on Saturday. I always aim for a Saturday delivery, so much nicer to receive a Hand Written Letter on a Saturday as the weekend is just kicking in.

30 Year Old Cognac

I have in my drinks cupboard, a bottle of 30+ year old Cognac. It was only 10 years old when it was given to me, cognac is not my drink of choice.

But these last few weeks I have been enjoying an odd tipple here and there from this bottle having rescued the liquor from a crumbling cork.

The wine goblet is stainless steel, one that I have owned and been drinking from for over 40 years.

Dandelion

Hmm, I miss-spelt Dandelion... Oh well!

Advertising Bikes

This postcard, sketched at lunchtime, is winging it's way Northwards beyond the border.

More and more recently bikes have been popping up around Cambridge with Advertising Boards strapped to the frame. Today I saw one with a Free NewsPaper dispenser attached to the back rack...

RanDOM Cartoon Strip: Unique!

A Thinking, not Sinking, Sketch...

The picture started fairly similar to a previous sketch, with a calm blue (Black n White Blue!) sea.

But when the ship appeared I could see it more beating it's way to port in driving wind and rain.
I wondered the difference between difficult circumstances happenning to or around us,
- or the act of willingly taking ourselves out of our comfort zone into adventure.

Either way we must trust in God to guide is in from the storm.
Is there an element too of it being wise to live outside our comfort zone...?

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23 verse 4

First entry in my new Journal...

I wonder if you can read it all.
If you click on the picture, a larger version should appear.

Luke 10:11

Read more here...

Vicar anon

Drew this whilst bouncing around on the Citi 6 today, took most of the 20 minute journey.

Waiting in for my new Blackberry to arrive

I thought of how we used to communicate.

Drawn today, 24th Jan 2012

 

And so, after such an exciting day, and having enjoyed communicating with the world

 

 it is time I lifted my wearisom body in the direction of snooze land.

Goodnight.

Sinking Moon

The moon looked so magnificent this morning.
This was the view before I made my porridge. Breakfast eaten the moon had sunk behind the roofline.

Bin Surfin'

In a phone call yesterday to Scotland we chatted about the high winds, 150mph! - and the fact that maybe the wheelie bins needed to be weighed down.
This brought to my imagination the new sport of Whellie Bin Surfing.
This is the first draught of what will no doubt make it to my Postcard Series...

CherryHinton Hall Pond

Methinks the swan is slightly swan like, but the Mallard is more penguin like. At least it is a aquatic bird.

GrassHopper Ablutions

Found in the bathroom, kitchen, shower - whilst on holiday...

Candle 'n Quill

A Post It Note doodle using a black fibre pen.

Evensong

At 5 O'Clock the Church bell struck, calling worshippers to Choral Evensong. It is good to maintain a rhythm of prayer, worship and praise in our daily lives.

Seeing Fiona off to France

We set off very early to the bus stop. I do hope she makes all her bus, underground, train, ferry and train connections and changes OK! Have an excellent summer Fiona.