Walking the Dog, Simonside Snow England In the distance the trees

In the distance the trees of Cragside provide a splash of green

silent except for the lapping  waves

in Spring the rocks are covered with daisies

Originally a three arch pack horse bridge

It was painted on wooden ply gesso board

Walking the Dog, Simonside Snow England In the distance the treesWalking the Dog, Simonside Snow Print 0021 This is a November view of Rothburys River Coquet, with the golf course sitting on the valleys floodplain and the sloping pattern of fields that crosshatch the valley side, with The Simonside Hills as a backdrop. Dark skeletal trees, hedgerows and fencing are stark against the snow, producing the linear quality and limited palette of a winter landscape. Only the dog walkers and their dogs have ventured out to