Day of contrasts.

Amber and I went for a walk in the woods yesterday, the sun was shining, hardly any wind and it was very pleasant, saw this flowering currant which was begging to be photographed, so I obliged it.
Then I noticed this little robin sitting in the bush looking at me, so I said " smile please " and took his photo as well, it then began to snow quite heavily, the white blob at the top of the photo is a snowflake on the lens of the camera.
We had taken some apples with us to the woods and I was cutting them into small chunks and throwing them around, this squirrel decided to investigate and posed quite nicely for us, as you can see from the photo. The snow was very wet and we were soaked so decided to make tracks for home.
On the way back the snow stopped and the sun came out again, so I took a photo of this water feature which is on the promenade, the water jets are random so the camera has to be focused in readiness.
This last photo was taken in the early evening from the front of our house, a perfect end to a very mixed up day.

The Board saga continues:)

A walk in the woods recently showed this nice splash of colour, also the birds were singing their little hearts out, I nearly joined in but did not want to frighten them.
The games board continues to evolve into something resembling countryside, the river beginning to rage just a little bit.
Cannot make up my mind at the moment concerning the river crossing, stepping stones or a bridge.
One of the features in the process of growing.
A long view of the (almost) completed side of the board.

Warhammer games board Parts 3 and 4.

Not quite a raging river as yet but time will tell.

This is the board with it's background painted , the dark patches are going to be areas of marshy ground, this will hopefully make life more difficult for the warriors.
I have been awarded a Kreativ Blogger award by Sue, the Purple Pixie, this came as a bit of a surprise, albeit a very nice one, as I do not consider myself in that light. Thank you Sue very much. I will not be nominating anyone at this time as I am quite new to this medium and do not know enough people as yet.

Warhammer games board Part 2

The board now has all of it"s contours in place and is ready to be landscaped.
Raging river, grassland, trees, still in the imagination as yet, but will shortly be on the board.

Warhammer battleground.

This is the start of the Warhammer battleground that I am attempting to make for my youngest grandson, it is 3 feet long by 2 feet wide and hopefully will give lots of room for his figures.
The wooden edge pieces are to give some support to the board, and also to provide a backing for the raised land masses.
This wiggly line will eventually become a raging river, with a bit of luck and a lot of imagination.
The first of the land masses to appear.

A Jourhey through Winter.

On Saturday Amber and I had a trip to Cumbria, to visit friends and also to call in on my mother, these are photographs taken by Amber as we travelled up the motorway, as you can see the surrounding countryside is rather cold and bleak, It was a beautiful day with clear skies and fluffy white clouds, traffic was very sparse and it was a joy to be out and about.
Almost the same view, but with no vehicle to spoil it.
Wish i had brought my sledge.
This was part of a very long train, the wagons were full of gravel and there were workmen all along the track, possibly the bad weather had lifted some of the ballast.
What a magical scene.
My youngest grandson has decided he would like to start playing with Warhammer figures, it seems to be the newest craze at school, we have managed to find some Lord of the Rings characters for him , so it looks like my next project will be a special battleground for them,
Watch this space.

Magical Winter.

I have always loved snow and ice, to wake up in the morning and see the world dressed in white has been a source of delight since childhood. Today is special, not only snow, but a lovely, pale, watery sun as well.
Also it makes our car look clean.
The buddleia in the back garden looks very festive in it's coat of white.
An iced up besom, a bit cold for anyone travelling on this today.
This is an evergreen tree which overlooks our pond, not much green showing today.