A spooky day!

This morning I went our to the banking hub early before Darren and Tina went out. Tina for her haircut and Darren to Burton Constable to help set up for the archery ‘have a go’ day. I needed to be back so we didn’t miss the Ringtons man. When  Tina got back we set off for Beverley, we were meeting Darren for lunch as he was having his flu jab in the Boots there. We had a very nice lunch in a little cafe, nice staff in great costumes!

Then I went with Darren when he drove back to Burton Constable to help. I had a walk round the grounds, took some photos of Halloween displays and did a sketch.

I thought of sketching these trees but decided photos would be better!

It was cold sitting in the wind but managed to do a sketch.

A couple more photos on the way back to the archery area.

I went and got take away drinks for myself and Darren, it was lovely seeing him help a little girl trying archery.

I helped with the packing up and then we drove home. I have fed cats and hedgehog and don’t intend to do much else!

Catch up and walk

I will start with one photo taken at the end of out trip yesterday. An unusual Christmas display at the garden centre.

This morning Jacky came round for a catch up, we haven’t really got together this year. We had plenty to chat about and it was lovely.

After lunch I took a package to the post office for Tina and then went up to the sea front.

I did a couple of sketches at the garden by the Floral Hall.

Darren and Tina had gone out for the afternoon, so I got on with dinner. They had called in at Yorkshire Trading and brought me back a couple of things.

My ankle got a bit uncomfortable this evening but no other I’ll effects from yesterdays adventure.

‘Pointy Things’, here we come

We have lived up here in Yorkshire, Scarborough and now Hornsea for ten years. Every tine we drive through Cayton I have remarked on the pointy things up on a cliff top. They cannot be reached by road, they are on the Cleveland Way trail. The walk is about a mile from Cayton Bay car park. Today was the day that Tina and I set off to see them. We had presumed they were something left over from the war. I looked on line and it said there were WW2 pill boxes there. So now lots of pics and maybe the odd comment.

Setting off, views and the things on the cliff top in the distance.

We were pretty near the edge on occasion and as we got further the path was very wet, muddy and quite treacherous.

As we got close I said that they looked like trees, not really believing my eyes and thinking perhaps the tree had grown round them! Wrong!

Tina checked and there was a different way back to the car park, quite a bit longer but not so dangerous. My some miracle we had both managed to stay upright but we’re concerned about going down the slope where Tina almost landed in the mud on the way up. So a few more pics.

Very close there!

Tina thought this would make a good arty shot.

We went by a farm shop with cafe so we’re glad of a sit down and cuppa before we walked the mile and a half back to the car park.

We both had saturated shoes and wet socks, but we’re glad we had done it. I wasn’t disappointed that they were trees, in fact I think it is amazing they have looked the same every year. They are close to the edge now though so may not be there much longer.

We drove to Scarborough mere and bought bird food. We have never seen the geese so vocal and hungry, it was deafening!

We called in to see Tina’s friend Debbie and as I hadn’t done a sketch I drew her roses!

We stopped at Eastfield garden centre for a drink and snack and sat in fabulous chairs!

Quite a day!

Driving with a cats chorus

I visited Sarah and David this morning, they prefer it if I go round in the daytime now the clocks have gone back. They had plenty to tell me about the last week and we talked about the drawings I am going to do for their dementia cafe. After I left them I went down to the banking hub before coming back to have lunch. We had the pet carriers ready as the cats were due their yearly injections. We had to lock ourselves in a room with Pandora to corner her and catch her, almost as traumatic for us as for her! Blue was very vocal but is easier to manage. The vet is in Bridlington and we had a cats chorus all the way in. Tina took a photo of our caged girls while we waited to be seen.

Pandora did not want to get out of the box so we had to tip her out! As she has had a way eye and has sneezed a few times she couldn’t have her yearly jab but she did have an antibiotic injection as she has a slight chest infection, and there is no way we can give her medication! The vet also kindly put her new flea collar on for us as that creates more trauma when we have to do it! We have to take her back in three weeks for her jab. All plain sailing with Blue. We took some stuff to the charity shop when we got home and had a nice drink in the local cafe that sells the best chai latte ever!

As it was getting dark I took some stuff out to the garden bin and put it out for collection tomorrow. Took some photos, two okay, one blurred which turned out funky!

I didn’t get a sketch done outside, so one of my house plants instead.

Will finish with a picture from four years ago.

Another hedgehog house!

It was a cold, bright morning so we went off to the boot sale, reasonable busy today. We were pleased that our usual eating place was open today, hasn’t been for a few weeks now. We had wandered most of the way round when we saw the man who makes the hedgehog houses, I bought a smaller one to be the eating station.getting to be like a little village on the garden now! The morning was made better as skeins of geese flew over, my favourite sight and sound.

I got this box outside and have left some food where I have left it previously and another dish with some in inside the new house.

After lunch I went out for a walk to the front and of course had the sketch book with me! Very busy down there again, it was a lovely sunny day.

I went onto the beach and sat on a greyness and tried to sketch those steps. Got a splinter in my finger when I brushed the sand off the ground, that is quite painful now.

I liked these chimneys on the way home!

Seen the Strictly results, Chris wasn’t in the dance off. May put a handful of pieces in the jigsaw now!