Off to the Peak District wedding

 Taking Bessy ( our motorhome) off on a trip to the Peak District this weekend to attend a wedding. 

Watch this space.....

Oktoberfest in September

 Great night at Chester races Oktoberfest event - even though it chucked it down. Also wrapped up with Albin's stag do.....

Yodelaetee......

A Sicilian adventure

 Just returned - what a fantastic place - go visit!

Full on Scotland

Just come back from a trip to Edinburgh - busy place. We, me and Richard, did one of these. Brilliant way of finding out about the city. Plus it ends in a pub! 

Also been doing a bit of work - tell me about it, I need a lie down. Some exciting AI work looking at how it can be used to lighted the burden of cyber and safety compliance with standards. Very impressive these tools.

Here's a link to some of the work

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391443879_Document_Retrieval_Augmented_Fine-Tuning_DRAFT_for_safety-critical_software_assessments

Anyway - off to Loch Fyne festival now.....like you do.

 

Non-stop retirement

 It's tough this retirment stuff. 

Done quite a bit of travelling and sorting over the last 3 months. Wales, Glasgow, Wales again. Some bigger trips coming up.....

On things not travelling, we have now bought our 3rd and final (I think) Bob Dylan print - Roy's motel. We now have 3 motel scenes which just remind us of our time in the USA. Plus they are nice to looks at. Thank you Castle Fine Art.

https://www.castlefineart.com/uk/art/bob-dylan/abandoned-motel-eureka

Well we like them ;)

Still keeping up with my own sketching - most recent

 

Wonderful, wonderful,Copenhagen

 Cool trip to Copenhagen this last weekend.

Niels Bohr grave.....a highlight for me!

Not to mention.....

And a bit of......

I think I'm improving

 All of these free hand sketched rther than 'measured' 

Sketches from the North Pole trip

 

North Pole

 Just of on a trip to the North Pole, well close enough to call it that. Going to Svalbard, like you do, for a bit of northern lights viewing. 

Travel was also on the retirement agenda so packing some of that in while I can. Obviously taking my new sets pad with me. Just hope there is enough light to see something or I will be left sketching the night sky.

Maybe pictures as we go.....

Starting to get perspective

 Think I'm improving.....

Off to the North Pole in a few days time - like you do - well Svalbard. So going to try my hand at sketching 'on-the-fly'........ if there is any light that is. :O

Not London Bridge

 2nd attempt - still need to work on perspective.....

Sketching - I like this one.

 OK- gave up on photography for now. Wasn't floating my boat, click,  bin, click, bin.....

So having a go at combining it with sketching. We I am finding very theraputic.  

Here is the first attempt.

Room for improvement - I know ...... need to sort out persectives better, an not rely totally on my 'eye'.