Money for Old Rope

OK maybe not old rope, perhaps twine would be a better description.  And no money has changed hands - yet.  I live in hope.  

Still not out&about much so relying on finding things of interest to photograph in the 'studio'.  The studio being an old table in the garage with some natural light coming in from a side window.  

Some old twine, on Foma 133 paper, toned.

 It's Monday morning here and I'm just checking this before publishing it.  Not that there's much to check, I know...  Anyway, it's a bit of a miserable morning here, the rain is coming down very steadily and there won't be much done outside today.  It's not cold, just very, very wet.  Usually in this part of the world there are two possible outcomes for how things progress weather-wise.  Often when it's wet in the early part of the day it will fair later and we could be in for an absolutely beautiful evening.  Alternatively, it will rain all day.  I'm going to be brave and opt for the former.  Time will tell.

The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are becoming all too apparent around the North Coast.  I went out for a newspaper for my mother early Saturday morning, as I usually do.  I had a couple of other errands to do so I made the mistake of driving through Portstewart Promenade.  Now it was about 10am and already the place was bunged - cars everywhere, delivery lorries double-parked as usual and the place was chaos.  In the middle of it all a woman with two very young children (walking, but only just) decided to stop the traffic so she and her children could cross the road.  Complete madness, given that there is a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights not 100 yards away.  But no, she wanted to cross right then and there and so that's what she did.  I  wonder if she had any idea how much danger she was putting her kids in by doing such a thing. 

Presumably most people have decided not to go abroad this summer and are spending the summer 'at home'...or rather, 'on the North Coast', in caravans, rented houses and campervans or just for day trips.  At any rate, this part of the world is rapidly becoming a place to be avoided at all costs during the summer months.  So if you were thinking of a short visit, please think again.  Come in September, not now.  We're full.