Ceramic artist, Wivenhoe and crabbing

The glorious weather continues...  Karen Risby  and her two beautiful children came to visit yesterday.  The sun was shining, and a visit to the river was the order of the day, the children were so excited, so with buckets, crabbing lines and a supply of bacon for bait, we walked down to the river, the tide was high, just perfect for casting their crabbing lines... They managed to catch 49 crabs...

Four ice creams, three glasses of blackcurrant squash, one apple juice, four coffee's and and two giant bags of crisps... Two excited, tired and happy children... Perfect.

So good to take the time to enjoy our little village and pass the time of day with a friend...   

 

Click on the link to see Karen's ceramics.

Wivenhoe waterfront

Cold and grey... Looking out towards Rowhedge

I haven't touched this photo, it really is a grey day.

Had a great walk in the snow this morning , down the waterfront then along to Wivenhoe woods.  It was magical.

It was so beautiful walking through the woods, I stopped to look up into the sky at the snow falling, have you ever stopped to listen to the snow falling.....? It had the most wonderful sound, it whispers as it makes its way down through the trees.

The snow really got going just after I took this photograph... We've got a few inches now and it's still snowing... and the temperature is dropping fast.

I met only two other people while out walking, we agreed that we must be a little unhinged to be out in the snow... But it was worth it.

Wivenhoe mud!

This is where the fishing boats more up, just down the road from me.

I know it might be a grey old picture to some of you but to me it's not grey at all, I can see a thousand colours.. mud glorious mud..