Walking the mornington peninsula national park trail yesterday. Rested beneath the shade of the cliffs and managed a brief 5 minute sketch. Drinking water as precious as gold in this heat, so resorted to spittle with watercolor. Plenty of salt water about but that wouldnt do much good to my materials. Pretty soon, the waves started encroaching on my safe little hideaway, so thought it best to move on.

 I found some beautiful beach finds, and some not so beautiful. A bag full of other people's rubbish is what I also came home with. There are no rubbish receptacles to be found on this stretch of coastline, only a useless sign saying 'please take your rubbish home with you.'

To paint. To care for it as I would my own home. I really wish I lived closer. 

thoughts, constant

shockingly hotter than average temperatures here for the last weeks of spring..... smashed yet more temperature records.....and the world resumes as if nothing is happening. I'm astounded as I observe the attitudes and the lifestyles of a great majority of people.....whose priorities are up the creek..... so much information available, thousands of in depth studies and scientific facts,  and it appears few are interested, but only in themselves, while desperately trying to fit in, get ahead and impress their neighbour. Its plainly obvious what is to become of planet earth.