02 11 2024

 Donkeys by the river - which brings the Nature Diary to 50 pictures and covers a full year.

It's become something of a chore. Will perhaps reflect a little about what to do with 50 large drawings and whether anything has been learned.

29 10 2024

Somewhat dull mint; and two Texans who vote for Trump, which makes them specimens in my view. Besides, couldn't shake them from my mind so thought as October has been a rather barren month, it was fair to include them. White, privileged, completely smug and virtuous - and quite astonishingly stupid. I wish them no harm. Disaster will descend on them soon enough, for sure.

 

27 10 2024

 Been away in Manosque, between Aix -en - P and Marseille.. Didn't get to see any galleries and had an asthma attack. Learnt lots, have several strong ideas. 

13 10 2024

 Ridiculously subtle. Had some spare time yesterday and had a go at drawing but shoulder and repetitive strain injury playing up. Lala.

12 10 2024

 Bobs family here which is very agreeable, constitutes time out. The Med yesterday, curiously devoid of life. Spotted one little fish. Some dead clams. No birds, no plants of interest. Sigh. 

On the plus side, my book about death is growing apace!!!

06 10 2024

 Managing to get time to work - this entry probably counts as displacement therapy - yesterday was all mushrooms. It took rather more time to find them than to draw them, over three days. Results to follow, but dull. Shame really. Been out today and found wild mint and a tiny white thing I don't know the name of - 

In the meantime, old chum and one-time collaborator Leo has died. Feeling bad I'm not going to the funeral but a couple of mates are going from Esperaza and that'll do, no-one will notice I'm not there. Will of course have a very private ceremony here. 

Now the shape of what future is left is clear. Two local mates down with Parkinson's; others with various cancers; my own family in trouble. On the plus side, one brother is in remission.

The more stuff I generate the more trouble I make for my inheritors. Find it hard to take pleasure in this.

29 09 2024

 That's September done with, barring unforeseen activity -