8/3/18
​A beautiful sunny morning with a definite feel and smell of spring in the air - such a contrast to the Siberian winds and snow of last week!
I walked along the west side of Loe Pool along to Loe Bar, then around Carminowe Creek and up Degibna Lane. There was a moderate Westerly breeze and the waves on the Bar were impressive! There may be a few wave paintings to come...
Along the way I saw a lovely friendly Robin who stopped to say 'Hello' at the Penrose Stables. Clearly a favourite haunt of his on the hunt for crumbs from people who stop at the cafe!
I stopped to sketch on the far side of Carminowe Creek looking towards the holiday cottages. I liked the look of the old stone cottages snuggled into the hillside with the steely blue waters and the reeds in the foreground.

 19/3/18
The wind swung round quite suddenly from the Siberian East again bringing with it another round of snow! This time I was determined to see Penrose in the snow before it melted, which was by lunchtime!
The snow transformed the landscape and I took hundreds (literally!) of photographs. I must confess that I found it too cold to stop and draw today but I did this sketch from my photographs and memories of the day. There will be a few more drawings and paintings of snowy Penrose to come....