Ring out the old...ring in the new

The rain, at last gave way to a crisp, white New Years Day. Had a walk along the shoreline between Hayling Island and Emsworth; white seagulls and swans against the dark water and black crows against the pale blue sky-magic.
Took a bike ride into Chi the next day at dusk for sketches and photos. Had great fun with St Richard and his rather frightening shadow on the wall, but couldn't see my camera settings in the dark! A very scary ride home on the bike with no street lights to help. Got some good images to work from. I'll be posting more sketches here this year as 'work in progress'.