Bimbling around Barton, and a money saving tip.

Good evening. 

On with the layers again today. Still freezing cold. A visit to Barton upon Humber. I parked at Tesco, it's free, and went into The Ropewalk to look at the art exhibitions. I recognise this name, Michael Scrimshaw has a studio here, but I think he does most of his work at home. This piece is not very big, about 18 inches to two feet high. A lot of his sculptures are in metal. 

Flippin heck. It's a tad expensive. 

Me and Michael at the Open Studios Event in September 2019. 

Here he is at a previous visit in 2013. His dreadlocks must be a lot longer by now. 

I walked to the Visitor Centre on the banks of the river. Took a few snaps along the way, though it was too cold to get my hands out of my pockets and take my gloves off. How I suffer for my art. 😆

The ponds are mostly frozen, except for a small patch where a large group of ducks had congregated. The smaller birds scooted around on the ice. 

The Council have been spending money on a new boardwalk, which is a lot better than the old one which was in danger of collapsing into the water. 

A seating area with a centrepiece sculpture. I did stop to talk to a friendly couple who were taking photographs, which was very nice. Too cold to linger for very long though. 

Oh dear, vandalism rears it's ugly head. The shop is quite some distance from here. There is no reason to push the trolley this far. Someone larking around I would imagine. 

Ooooh look, I found some more trolleys. This place is not near the shop. I think the trolley dumping has happened before and someone is collecting them up. Maybe they will be returned to where they belong, at the entrance to the store. 

Now I am getting too cold to take any more photo's. Back to the car. 

I was going to pick up a few bits of shopping at Tesco, but dumbo came out in such a rush I forgot to take any money with me. Oh well, it was a cheap couple of hours. Let's go home. 

A video I knocked out yesterday. 

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Psssst, want to save £174.50? Get rid of your television set, and stop paying for a TV licence. Read all the terms and conditions about what you can and can't watch online. Don't break the law. TV licensing have written to me again. They say I am under investigation. I haven't had a television set for 25 years, and I do not watch any live streaming on this computer. They are welcome to knock at my door, but I won't let them in.

Look at the time. I must get something to eat. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona