Its taken a bit of time to knock this quarry into shape but it is beginning to take on the natural characteristics it has. I don’t know what kind of stone it is, but it is not the dullish sandstone so beloved of all cottage builders around here. I’d like to push it a bit more in terms of a rainbow effect but it is not far off how I envisaged it. When I get carried away, as I often do, the pictures title begins to loom as a kind of straightjacket. I keep telling myself yes its winter, but I am no Impressionist, if it turns into high summer I have not failed in my estimation. Painting is beginning to take on a life.
Winter, near Thropton. Day 5