After the worst bout of chilblains in my whole life, I actually have a growing collection of beautiful birds and beasties to show for it! Check out my NemobySea blog to find them all, it’s a little bit like a safari for me since getting a pair of binoculars in February. My fingers don’t thank me, but hopefully your eyes will!
The winter has been brutal here on the South East coast of England, but there’s still some amazing things to see out there which I’ve documented on my NemobySea blog.
When I’m sitting in my hat and scarf inside my own home trying to keep warm, I often envy the plucky coastal birds hopping and skipping about, especially those happy go lucky redshanks which I’m excited to turn my brush to – stay tuned for that!
The winter is wailing on us hard now, the late summer months are foggy to a lot of people, but not for me. Taking up wild swimming in the spring (still not sure if I’ve mentioned it!) has made my life so much more fulfilling despite the numerous jellyfish stings I endured.
Being in nature is far more powerful than I imagined, seeing and being a part of it all has been an awakening. I’ve found even more stuff on the bays too! To read more, head on over to my blog Nemo by Sea.
Where does the time go? Nemo and I have been over the rocks a lot last year, here’s some of our finds from 2021. We’ve quite the collection of British beach finds now, and we’re still going strong into 2022!
You can see more over at NemobySea.com
Here’s a few teasers of the things I found in Epple Bay over the spring. For more art inspired by coastal bits and pieces check out my Nemo by Sea blog. Nemo is 13 years old this year, and still really loves the local bays and cracking open as many blue mussels as he can find and gobbling the slime, a true sea-foody.
I have painted a few of Epple bay’s treasures this month on my Nemo by Sea blog. I got around to painting this tiny little whelk shell, which I blew up onto A5 and used it as my NbS icon. I’m pretty happy with the simplicity — a weird feeling!
