Strictly speaking this is two buildings in Birmingham, one in Leamington Spa and a stretch of canal that happened to be nicely framed by a tree. I've walked three stages of the canal now, and the next (Calias Lane to Long Buckby) gets me past the long stretch without a train station, and as the days are getting shorter as well it should all become much more manageable without my having to be too hot on timings or stop overnight. I started in February, so it was a bit of a muddy one but thankfully no actual rain.
I've been attending an art class as well. Oil painting, which is incredibly messy (I always manage to get paint on my face and fingers) but good fun. It's an evening class and the teacher keeps saying it's not long enough to paint in really, but I think most of us don't expect to turn out a Rembrandt - just learn some more techniques and restrict the mess to somewhere that doesn't have a carpet.
Anyway this is the painting I'm happiest with so far.
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