Snow in Rome!

Today Rome woke up solidly white, playful, quiet, calm...so much snow to fill with enchantment a normally neurotic and rushed city. My garden looked perfect, immaculate: no traces of the works and of the poor lawn...
The medlar tree in the neighbouring garden had acquired an interesting pose, all bent by the wind and weight. So I dedicated a few minutes to the dark areas, with a Tombo pen held lightly. I could have done better but my feet were freezing!

Spring Flowers

After a long and bitterly cold winter, spring has finally and definitely arrived. The lawn, garden and woods are strewn with the first wave of blooms and it's a welcome sight. I sat outside for a bit and sketched some of them on site, then gathered the rest to take indoors both to sketch and enjoy in a pretty vase.