Over the last few weeks most of us have had more time to absorb the sights and sounds of nature, even if we haven't got a garden to enjoy. With the reduction in traffic noise, just walking along the pavements in a town can reveal new wonders such as the sound of birdsong or the sight of fledglings demanding to be fed by hard working parent birds.
Fledgling blackbird with parent ( watercolour)
It's also a time when the ' half year birds' are swirling around our heads, swallows,swifts and many others make their way back to nest and nurture their babies in a (slightly) more amenable climate!
Swallow in graphite and watercolour
In our household it's been a challenging time as our cocker spaniel puppy has very different ideas about tried and tested gardening and laundry methods..... she prefers the more spontaneous approach, particularly when it comes to digging holes and collecting socks! Patience has been sorely tested but even so, she has inspired me to get working on a watercolour portrait which is still a work in progress.........
We'll see how it goes...
Hopefully not the same way as that green sock!
