Kos

The neighbours are always pleased when we take a holiday abroad because it invariably means that they enjoy glorious weather while we are away. Last week was no exception. We had gone for some much-needed vitamin D and we certainly got it. We did very little but swim and soak up the sun.

The holiday also seemed to involve a fair bit of eating.

Who can resist cherries to dip in the chocolate fountain?
Not me, anyway.

We also did a bit of Greek dancing,

(not all of it very Greek!)

and a lot of laughing.

The hotel gardens were lovely.

I watched the sun go down

for 

Friday Skywatch.

With thanks to Sandie and Chris 

for making our holiday such fun.

We returned home on a damp, misty, murky evening which made us laugh, it was so English! Today there has been a heavy downpour and rolls of thunder.

The Art of the Circus

Yesterday we met friends in Bristol and went to the RWA to see the exhibition, Sequins and Sawdust. 

Our friend had a painting in the show.

There was a wonderful range of artwork to see, much under reduced lighting for means of conservation and not therefore possible to photograph.

The photos that I did take are wobbly because I was trying to avoid reflections in the glass. The paintings mostly displayed the 'sequin' aspect of the circus, the skills and showmanship. When it came to the photos of Peter Lavery - WOW. There were sequins, but  far more noticeable was the 'sawdust'.

His photos are taken with this enormous camera.

It's quite a show!