You may remember that last week I had my Covid booster and winter flu jab, at the same time. Well, below is how I felt that evening and for the next couple of days. Not ill, but every joint and muscle from head to toe was sore! How I managed to do the morning after drawing, I now cannot tell.
I suppose that after my inoculations the following chicken-scratch of a sketch was inevitable!
Then, there was a day out to the coast and everywhere I looked among the drumlins of County Down, there was a ploughed field. It’s a scene I love: neatly ploughed fields after harvest time, showing the beautiful brown earth.
Here are some more patterns. Perhaps I’m expressing an inner textile designer. Too late to consider that career now.
Finally, Saturday arrived and I paid a visit to the green woodworking club that I belong to. It’s been a couple of months since I last attended, so it was a great morning of socialising around a big camp fire. I took another batch of books to pass on, no charge, and I only returned home with one unwanted book. That I’ll add to another boxful to take to a charity shop.
Whilst there, I discussed how to do some spiral carving, hence my final drawings. I have a couple of walking sticks I made that I want to put some carving on. I like the idea of a spiral hand grip on a staff. There were some new members at the club and one of them was making a longbow! That sparked a conversation that took me back to my days as an archer. Making bows and arrows was my thing for many years, although only one longbow was a success. Scratch the surface and I’m still a toxopholite!
Here’s hoping I can keep up with my drawing. Little and often is how I’m approaching it. I don’t want to frighten the creative drive away as has happened before. I have no plans to paint a masterpiece just yet.
Have a great week.
Ashley
A Different View 
I like these drawings, Ashley 😀 Hope your morning blues have gone!
Thanks, Indira, thank goodness the pains have gone! 🤗🙋♂️
Lovely! 🙂
Have a great week ahead, Ashley 🍀🍃
Many thanks, Ursula. 🤗🙋♂️
Wonderful artwork as always, Ashely, and I was fascinated to learn you were an archer and made your own longbow! Here’s wishing you a good upcoming week, my friend. 😊
Hey, Mike, thanks for the lovely comments. Yes, archery and especially longbows was a big part of my life for many years. 🙋♂️
I’ve scheduled my flu shot for Friday. After learning about your experience, I’m glad that I declined taking it with the Covid booster. Your chicken-scratch sketch perfectly captures the Covid brain fog.
I love your drawing of the ploughed fields after harvest time with haiku poem. Your patterns are filled with movement.
Dear Rosaliene, thank you for the lovely compliments. I’m well over the jabs now, thank you. 🤗🙋♂️
My pleasure, Ashley 🙂
Glad to see you are keeping up with your drawings!! I especially like the Ploughed Fields haiga. Very nice, Fraxinusama!!
Thank you, Taka-san. There is something I love about a ploughed field! Take care, my friend. 🙋♂️
Sounds like you had a busy week. Hope you are feeling better now. I enjoy your drawings.
I haven’t had one vaccination since the late 70’s.
Hi Katelon, it was certainly a busy week and I’ve another one this week! Thank you, I’m feeling much better now. 🤗🙋♂️
Dear Ashley
We really like your diary with texts and pictures. Especially the picture of the ploughed field we like.
Wishing you a happy week
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Dear Klausbernd, thank you for your wonderful compliments. There is something about a ploughed field that I cannot resist, perhaps it’s simply the turning over the good earth ready to be planted again, and of course all those beautifully formed furrows. 🙋♂️
The more the better, and little and often is great advice.
Thank you, Ruth, in the past I’ve tried to run before learning to walk and we all know what happens then. Thank you for dropping by. 🤗🙋♂️
I like all te drawings, the field and the patterns…. not so much you suffering though. Hope you are feeling better. Well done for drawing on the day after though too.
Have a wonderful week!
Dear Ute, thank you, I’m feeling much better. Patterns interest me and I rather liked the puzzle you posted recently. I’ll have to look again. 🤗🙋♂️
Well done Ashley!
Thank you, Andrea 🤗🙋♂️
You are super talented with all the things you do Ashley. A creative soul. 🙂
Goodness, Sharon, you’ve made my evening! I’ve struggled to draw anything today, at least now I’m smiling. Look what you just did. 😊 Thank you x
Thank you for sharing these creative drawings that express what you were feeling and dealing with. Wonderful how they tell a story of your experiences. Sketching is fun and good fuel for the brain and who knows, maybe practice for your masterpiece!
Haha, Michele, one masterpiece coming right up! Watch this space! 🎨🖼 Thank you for your positive comments. 🤗🌹🙋♂️
BUON POMERIGGIO
Buonasera
GRAZIE
Me han puesto juntas la de la gripe y la del covid y tengo dos bultos preciosos, uno en cada brazo. Y menos mal que no tengo fiebre… en fin. ¡Cada año lo mismo! Me alegra saber que das rienda suelta a tu creatividad, eso es fantástico. Sigue dibujando. Un abrazo grande, grande,
Lo intento, querida Barbara, pero el progreso es lento. Que tengas un buen fin de semana. Te mando un cálido abrazo desde una tormentosa Irlanda del Norte.
Lovely daily drawings! Keep drawing 🙂
Thank you Anna for you kind words. 🤗🌹🙋♂️
The ploughed fields look so inviting, and the chicken scratch most intriguing!
Dear Harini, thank you for lovely comments. 😊☔🤗☔🙏
I always get both shots on my left arm so there’s at least one side I can sleep on, and at some point I seem to have persuaded my husband to do likewise. Otherwise we bonk into each other all night and wake up ready to murder each other haha! 🗡️ 😒 😶
Hi Aud, the way it worked on the day, all the practice patients were in for vaccination and it was run like a production line. On entering the room I was already removing my coat and with doctor on one arm, nurse on the other, I was in and leaving the practice in minutes! A busy day for the staff! 3 weeks later, I’ve also now had my pneumococcal vaccination. 🙄 Now to get the car serviced! 🚗
I love an efficient system, particularly when it comes to health. ☺️ What I didn’t know (but now I do) is that our pharmacy offers pneumococcal vaccines. We’re still masking in public so I’m not particularly worried, but I’m going to ask my doctor about that. Glad you mentioned it!