Art for art's sake

Hey there, I love Woody. He's brilliant. I think though that mrs tvman should make him a mate!

Do you have wood pidgeons? Do they sit on Woody or does he keep them away? In our garden the wood p. are so bold I don't think anything works other than covering everything up.

It's a shame the purple veg turn green when cooked as I quite like the idea of eating purple veggies. I tried those mange tout once and the colour stays better if you stir-fry them and leave them a bit crunchy. I can't manage all the veg you do now, but I do love growing things you can eat. I've marmande and Wild mountain tomatoes in the greenhouse which are quite big and going orange. The few outside all still green. I also grew a few peas but only get enough to sprinkle over salads etc. We do quite well with all the berries and I've filled the freezer and had quite a few pies. Got three different apples coming along. Ate all the apricots. Got some plums but they don't look too brilliant and keep dropping off. We've also a vine and this year I've got bags to fix over the bunches of grapes which we'll fix on soon to stop both birds and wasps. Last year the wasps moved in big time and it was too scary to go and pick the grapes.

Never had any success with carrots because of root fly - even with barriars in place, so gave up on them. I grew apache potatoes last year in a raised bed and got two big sackfuls, but that's too much for me this year, so I put strawberries in there instead. Have you tried Pink fir Apple potatoes? Taste is heaven, but they're very knobbly.

It sounds like your sciatic nerve that's plagueing you. The pain can be dreadful. You might try lifting your leg at the knee with pillows or a small wedge. That helped me. As did a good physiotherapist.

Take care, great to see your photos.  Rainie x

Fantastic scarecrow! 

Inspired by tvmans peas.

Heres some reiki symbols I painted. I look at them when meditating. 

Japanese Kanji symbols; using thick brush stroke.

NOW ( left ) - The current moment is LIVING. Theres no reverse gear and no fast forward. The current moment is only guaranteed. We live just for today.

LOVE - ( right ) - Love and hate cannot coexist within the heart. I think this symbol has helped me to put to one side, some negative stuff I had. 

Symbols are simply representing the bigger picture.

Thanks for posting these Tony. I'm glad they have helped you focus outside of yourself. They are certainly strong and crisp symbols.

Thanks.

Very interesting.

they look nice too x

Yes, therapeutic in so many ways

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QgsQsX-oac

  I thought it might be interesting to sometimes put a picture up for discussion. The is a painting by the German artist Paul Klee. He was on Hitler's 'list' and fled to Switzerland. This piece called 'The Grey Man and the Coast' was completed just after he had learnt that he had health problems and was told to stop smoking and to stop playing the violin. He eventually died from the disease scleraderma [have I spelt that right?]. The actor Paul Eddington [Yes Minister] also had this condition, which I believe is quite rare.It was painted in 1938. From the time of his diagnosis until his death, he produced more paintings than ever.  He is a hero of mine.  Rainie x

Amazing