Happy New Year.

 

Here's to many more new materials, be in the form of my photos and doodles, along with hoping we get to have the weather we want instead of the usual regular wind and rain.

Festive Greetings.

 

Here is this year's obligatory festive doodle.

A Stab In The Dark

 

As a new COVID virus variant is apparently running wild in the UK with daily new cases in the thousands, the government has stepped up the vaccine programme - and yet night clubs and late night bars are still allowed to stay open. 

This Time Of The Year

With that nip in the air.

Have borrowed the joke from the internet but the drawing style is completely my own.

Lending An Ear

 

Done on request for a hard-of-hearing group on Facebook.

Interesting Fact About My Home Town

 

Art Failure

Did this for my sister's friend who apparently isn't very good at arts and crafts, most likely due to also being a foster mother to several cats.

For Heaven's Sake

 

Don't worry, even though the guy to the left is based on someone I know, no one has passed away.

Christmas Lights

Lights attached to a copse of trees at Payers Park here at Folkestone did look pretty on this cold and damp evening, thought it was worth a detour with my Sony camera.

All At Sea

 

As the British and French are at loggerheads over fishing rights in the English Channel.

To Be Frank

Here is this year's obligatory Halloween doodle, but I think those living at my home town may get this.

Off The Rails

This joke is about 40 years too late where you may have to be of a certain age and a nerd to even get it. This idea came to me after hearing the South East rail network will be re-nationalised . . . and I love drawing trains.

The Future Of Transport

 

As the fuel shortage crisis continues.

Drink Problem

 

A boy living next door certainly does, so I decided to turn it into the style of Andy Capp. Yes, I have too much time on my hands.

Summer's Last Gasp

Was on my way to Wilko at Folkestone when the light from the late and low afternoon sun triggered off the old photography mojo inside me, but I was armed only with my Samsung S9 smartphone.

Running Dry.

As this country seem to lurch from one panic buying crisis to another.

Joys Of Living Close To A Night Club.

 

Bandit Rocks

 

Spotted next door's elderly black cat lurking about in my front garden this evening.

Nephew Martin

Results of an impromptu photo shoot today as he wanted to improve his music profile. My trusty 9 years old Nikon D7000 still got it.

Lighting The Way

At least there is no "charge" for walking on the Folkestone Pier . . . yet.

# The Simpsons . . . #

The cloudscape above my house today.

One Man And His Badger . . .

 

. . . Take Two.

Did this for the same person as a couple of months ago, but he had undergone an image change and asked me if I could do another doodle with that to mind. 

The Big Bang Continues

This is a follow up on the last doodle as the 10.30 pm firework still go off every evening. So regularly that the mystery person setting it off has developed their own nickname.

The Big Bang Theory

  

 This doodle might need a bit of context, someone has been letting off a single but loud firework at precisely 10.30 pm every evening for the past two weeks and it got the whole town talking about with a "phantom banger" being at work. Ironically I was expecting a grand finale this evening as depicted by this doodle, but nothing happened!

 

Sky High

 

Football Weather

England has made it to the finals in the Euro 2020 football. I am not at all a football fan but I couldn't resist doing this doodle as I include my passion for meteorology (the forecast in there is genuine). 

Branching Out

 

Did this for a friend who is into genealogy and needed cheering up.

New Vs Old

There's a lot that could be said for digital technology but you can't beat the tactile feeling with old-style media.

Bubbly Nate.

My grand nephew had bubble-related fun in my front garden during a warm and sunny afternoon (his arm is in a sling after a misjudged jump off a sofa).

Mine!

Had another go with this seagull themed mission but this time at the harbour area. I still didn't quite get the money shot I hoped for, I think either they didn't like the cheap Londis bread I bought special for this occasion or the camera was spooking them out.

Skyrats Assemble!

 

Just a test trial on my front garden, just wanted to get a feel of the Go Pro and the remote control app on my mobile phone.

Home cooking.

 

Did this quickie doodle for a long time school friend who likes her home cooking. 

Rainbow

Spotted a partial rainbow today here at Folkestone as the changeable weather continue making for a poor end to this meteorological Spring.

Another Viral Doodle

As variants of the coronavirus are springing up everywhere around the world.

The Trouble With Tribbles

 My sister spotted a whole load of Star Trek figures in . . . of all places . . . a local B & M store here at Folkestone. Naturally, me being a life-long Trekker told her to get all of them. 
  This is just a quick photo as my proper DSLR camera needs charging up, will do a decent set up at a later time.

One Man And His Badger

 

 

Did this for a local Facebook friend who is a children's entertainer.