It turns out that even my fancy pants camera is struggling to cope with the bright sunlight. This swan was fabulous though. Our little bay is idyllic but only my abstract photos really work. The plan is now to get up very early for some photography and of course the Summer Solstice swim at dawn.  The failure of photography forced out the painting kit today.

My outdoor studios were very warm.

I used sea water, fresh water and Sprite to create these two little snapshots.

Let’s see what photography can do at dawn tomorrow. Meanwhile two books down, and rape has featured in both. Both books written by women give the assaulted woman the upper hand as they are both equipped with professional cookery knives. An interesting co-incidence and not one I can really learn from, as my good knives live in my kitchen drawer. But the one time something approaching rape occured was when I was in a restaurant. Quick thinking rather than knife skills made me safe. But there is a similarity in that the two women and myself were in a quasi-work related location. In common with the fictional women, I reported the event to my boss and in common with the fictional women excuses were made for the perpetrator.

Just approaching book 3 of the holiday also written by a woman. I wonder if women are any better listened to in this one.

On a much lighter note the digital tweakment facility on my smartphone is doing some nice abstracts.

And I can play around too.

Bistro chair with glass bricks.