2 toys I picked up in a charity in Ely to serve as drawing stimuli on the rare occasions I now get to teach. The theme on X was ' Manacing,' so I had a go at some surreal indoor pics. Was bluesky glitching today? #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #ferrisphotos #mycottenham

The village sign being engulfed by new growth. Made liver and bacon casserole yesterday. Enough for 8 meals. Froze ,uch of it. Have to try to spend less on food; it keeps getting more expensive, Starmer! #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty

Nettles absolutely everywhere in the woods along the cut. They seemed to have dies back completely over winter, then exploded into life very recently. Love nature! #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #ferrisphotos

Angry birds? Beautiful blue sky out there today. That's nice. Really tired yesterday, working on 2 paintings at once. A week before C comes basck from holiday. Aim to be done by then. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham

Blackhall rocks. That could be the title for a new collection of short stories, if I ever get round to publishing them? The sky is a grey slab again today. I hate it. But at least the new Saturday is a bunny! #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #metaphorsaplenty #nostalgia

The Rijksmuseum. I am making a mental reverse bucket list: places I fear I may never visit again. Add to that people I will not see again, not because they have passed, but because contacts fade and time is short. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #metaphorsaplenty #nostalgia

Posting some past pics. I accumulate masses of art materials, some of which get used a couple of times then they languish is some corner almost indefinitely. These crayons had to come all the way from Mexico. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #nostalgia #metaphorsaplenty

Back in the day how the garden planter looked. It was replaced by a hellebore which dies when I was abroad. Need to go to the garden centre with T to buy yet another. There's a message in there somewhere! #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #ferrisphotos #metaphorsaplenty

Be nice to say the red spot was mine and I had bought this, but then I don't have dosh squittering out of my orifices. I should have asked what was the most expensive piece? Possibly the Gormley statue? #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #ferrisphotos #Cambridge

Red vehicle, blue vehicle. I was going to say 'car,' but the one in the foreground is a van. Actually enjoyed the show at Kettle's Yard. Normally I hate them. But this one was a selling exhibition! #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #frustration #Cambridge

Westminster College from Castle Hill. Only posting 3 today. Too busy. Off to Classical Archaeology Museum to draw. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #metaphorsaplenty #Cambridge

I have seen a marsh harrier, an avocet, a spoonbill and a bittern recently, and this little guy. Must rush and do a little on the painting downstairs. Giorgia just referred to herslf in the third person. Bit weird! #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #ferrisphotos

Dead dogfish, Dunwich. Listening to Meloni on Rai. At least she seems more presidential that a certain orange alien. But it's no wonder the people no longer trust ANY of their politicians. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #frustration #metaphorsaplenty

Gorilla. Only made 2 pics today, but then there are a few under way too. 'Our Ancestors' by Calvina has started really well. Long time since I read anything by him, theough loved him in late adolescence. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #mycottenham #skull

Dandelions have an interesting name in French. I was always told as a child not to pick them because I'd wet the bed. Never happened, but there you go. Loved 'The Dying of the Loght' by Michael Dibdin. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty

There is a degree to which taxidermy in museums is a little non-you? Posted a question on fb: Have you been refused by Cambridge Drawing Society? Hoping to stage a Salon des Refuses. Let's see what happens? #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #mycottenham #museum #zoology

I got to he moon before they did. Ok, it's foam in the washing-up bowl, Still no idea why he different froth forms depending on he ration of Fairy to water, and maybe the dirtiness of that water? #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #mycottenham #meaphorsaplenty

Hunstanton a long time ago. Not really a seaside person myself, unless it be fossiliferous. Blackhall had coal-working waste blackening the sand, but also great pebbles to pick up. Throw out from Dad's I guess. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #frustration #metaphorsaplenty

Out with the DofE kids. Seems a long time ago now. On that particular day the rain stayed away, but there were times when the poverini were drenched. I never did the scheme myself; far too busy with schoolwork! #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #nostalgia #metaphorsaplenty

This is where I went to school, on a government scholarship. If I had gone to Longsands instead I would have been bullied, then hung with the bad boys, then got into trouble for not being a good student very quickly. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #frustration #nostalgia

Back in the day I had a film camera, but the price of processing put me off. Dad had a go at developing slides, but showing them was such an absolute faff. This is Hapton Court. Did some good ones, but couldn't bang out loads. #theferrisfiles #nostalgia #frustration #ferrisphotos

A bit of minimalism. Martin Bax wrote a novel called 'The Hospital Ship.' I loved it, but no-one remembers it now. Thee was a chapter called 'The Cricifixion Disease,' in which much of the populace desired execution. How true. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #ferrisphotos #Ely

Munich. 'Too much screentime'? I am not a parent, will never be one, so perhaps shouldn't comment, but we seem to be slipping down the plughole. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #nostalgia #frustration

Now that was a premature celebration: I go into the Royal Academy Summer Show, but the pcture was sky'd, it slid off its backboard, and did not sell. I had my palms read; the chiromancer warned me... #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #nostalgia #frustration #failure

The Atomium, Brussels, a pic from a film camera. I have always been interested in photography, ut the cost of film and processing limited me. Now, the PC does all the work for me. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #nostalgia #mycottenham

Blackhall beach. I was going to say 'where I was born,' but obviously that would have been TOO literal for some. Will need to go out and find rusty stuff for the day's theme a bit later. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #nostalgia

UEA. I should have gone here, instead of the Courtauld, but it's water under the bridge, and there's no point moaning about the lack of proper advice from family and school. It just was. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #nostalgia #frustration

I had an ark toy when I was small. No idea where it went. I now collect cuddly toys to recreate. Upset that my auntie Pat's collection was get rid of. Another ongoing loss. It all costs money. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #nostalgia #frustration

This was a good one. Is it immodest to say so? The £800 represents 6 months food; I calculate many things that way. This world is truly awful. The astrologers say the first 4 months will be dreadful. TRUE! #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #ferrisphotos #metaphorsaplenty

Looks like I've fiddled with this in the photo editor. I have not. Better have some toast now. Got through the whole night without having to get up to pee! A true rare occurrence. getting old. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #ferrisphotos #farming