Tag: Natural History

  • How to draw a whale

    Here’s a new drawing lesson – how to draw a whale. I’ve learned a bit doing this. Cetaceans are warm blooded mammals and the skeleton of their front flippers show that they once lived out of the water and had forearms with five digits. Returning to the water, their back legs almost disappeared. There are…

  • Celandines

    Spring is very late this year. I’ve been looking out for celandines for weeks. They face the sun and only open their flowers when it shines, brightening up the last days of winter and marking the first days of spring. At last I’ve found some, on a bank on the side of the road that…

  • Branksome Beach – Walking with my camera

    I woke up feeling quite exhausted this morning. I tried to to some writing, but didn’t seem to get anywhere. I’m staying at my Father-in-law’s in Poole, as I’m doing sessions at the new Hamworthy Library opening tomorrow. He’s off on holiday, so I’m here all on my own with Jaffa the very old ginger…