The glorious weather continues

Yesterday did a quick sketch of a corner of Leigh Library Gardens whilst making time to go to lunch with RNLI friends and today sat and sketched a few of the many children on Leigh beach whilst waiting for Paul to finish his class.  Then he drove us to Benfleet Creek, a great place to sketch.  With the added bonus of a bar in a barge and a cold beer. 

Sunday afternoon in Westcliff at high tide.

Really hot afternoon and the tide comes right up in Westcliff so people sit on the pavement to sunbathe.   Cooled off under the trees in the Cliff gardens where groups were picnicking.  Used a fountain pen and some water to act as a wash.

Leigh Art Trail week. Sketching with Chalk_Collective to mark the occasion.

 Leigh Library Gardens looking across the estuary towards  Canvey Island.

 The library building.

 A well laden fig tree in the library gardens.

Leigh Church graveyard.

With Chalk_Collective in the Cliff Gardens

The weather is really variable.  After a positively tropical Tuesday, Wednesday was breezy, chilly and grey.   The evening did brighten up for our Chalk _Collective meet but I wore my winter coat and wished I had had a hat and gloves.  We warmed up in the Westcliff hotel!

At the Smack in Leigh with Chalk Collective

A beautiful evening but the Smack wasn't so full and,as usual anyone I started to sketch got up and walked away!!

RSPB Minsmere

A glorious, cloudless day in RSPB Minsmere, Suffolk.

Wallasea, the cross rail project.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/wallasea-island-wild-coast-project/

A nice Sunday walk, although a bit grey,  with my brother, sister and sister in law.  Hares, swans, geese, seals and lots of other birds.