EXCUSES, EXCUSES....

This hasn't been the productive week at the easel which I had intended to put in. All sorts of little things such as family affairs, administrative matters, the funeral of an old friend and, in particular, the lack of suitable light for painting, kept getting in the way. The sun has been a stranger, a thick layer of cloud having covered the islands for most of the time. The wind has been strong, mostly from the south-east, which means that a heavy sea has been running into Breiwick Bay. This is particularly noticeable today, and the lifeline ferry "Hjaltland" is still at anchor in Kirkwall Bay, Orkney, as I write this. According to Ship AIS, her ETA at Lerwick is 2pm, but she certainly won't be making that now. The other ferry "Hrossey" left Lerwick on her southward journey about an hour ago, and a glance out my window reveals the Streamline container ship "Daroja" just approaching the harbour, about four hours later than her usual Sunday arrival time.

What little work I've achieved this week has been on the Boyndie Bay painting, which is now nearing completion in spite of the spasmodic nature of my artistic output. I hope to have the finished picture on display here at some point during the next few days. When I do, your comments, as always, would be very welcome!