Back blogging after a difficult couple of days. I guess I should have expected some adjustments after stopping work so suddenly. The answer was simple. I woke up this sunny morning and got my painting gear together. Drove about a mile to the foot of the downs and painted the view. Reigate is just to the left. Tomorrow morning we will be walking 20 miles to Dorking – first over the top of where I’m sitting and coming back in front. I’m not sure how to develop these pictures. I might just try my new watercolour paints to start off with.

Then we wandered out to the shops this afternoon.

On the way back the rain came down and the sun was still out. The rainbow seemed to be coming right into Lucy’s House.