Another great weekend with the Visual Art tribe. I flew to Exeter via Edinburgh and was picked up by my friend Debbie. Debbie very kindly drove me to Plymouth via Wivi to pick up my prints from Rupert of The Little Grey Shed. We had a quick lunch before Debbie had to return home. We had a show and tell and a presentation by Andy Ferrars on the Friday evening.
On Saturday, Mark drove Carol, Claire, Jane and me to the Burrator reservoir and Morwhellam Quay I don't think I have ever been here before in all my time down south. A good day taking lots of images before getting back for the second of the show and tells and a presentation by Charlie Waite.
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| 3 different takes on the same scene |
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| At Morwhellam Quay |
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| The Bentley drivers club were visiting too |
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| A slight alteration to make my initials |
Sunday was a workshop with Stewart Wall. Very enjoyable and I was thinking I would not be able to form a haiku for my images but we were all doing it. Claire was the best. Stewart runs Ginko Workshops. www.Ginko.org.uk and www.stewartwallphotography.co.uk
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| The Plymouth Prawn |
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| Pigeon dance |
All too soon it was Monday and we were saying goodbye to most. A few of us were staying another night but I hadn't realised I had booked a house around 20 minutes away instead of nearer Plymouth. We made our way to Royal William's yard. However, Mark wasn't feeling well and suspecting he was having a heart attack, Claire took him to A & E where they both spent the day. The rest of us wandered around the Yard and took a ferry back to the Barbican. Luckily Mark's heart was fine but he had an infection and was pumped full of drugs. Carol and I went to the hospital to pick up his car keys. The shocking thing was the amount of ambulances, around 30, at A & E. There was also a huge walk in queue for a Monday morning. I have read about this but the first time I had seen it in action. Plymouth and Cornwall hospitals declared a High Alert the next day due to the high numbers attending.
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| Dereliction at Royal William's Yard Soon to be 24 new townhouses |
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| At the Barbican |
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| In the church behind the Guildhall |
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| In the Guildhall |
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| Claire in Dawlish |
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| Pied wagtail in Teignmouth |
Luckily Mark wasn't detained and was able to join us the Yellow House in Tideford later that evening. Claire drove me to Dawlish where I was spending a couple of days with my friend Susan. It was good to catch up with Susan's news and take in the beautiful view of the sea from her home. We had a walk in Teignmouth in the warm sun. Unfortunately, Susan wasn't feeling too well the next day so I left her in bed to visit some friends in Taunton and to view my sister's Liz's flat.
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| On the way to Dawlish |
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| The dragon in Taunton. I was sent many photos of this when it was erected but have my own image now. |
I made my way to Exeter airport on Thursday morning by train and bus. Arrived safely in Stornoway by 4pm.
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| The sunflower which greeted me at home, finally in flower in October |
A couple of weeks at home before I am off to the mainland for the Creative Haven photo weekend run by Margaret Soyara.
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