A3 (c. 16"x12") print on:
Permajet Gold Silk (£26)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£24)
Sunk, with the loss of all spiders. My next-door neighbour's boat was found abandoned and
under three feet of water in the River Gipping in Mid-Suffolk. It doesn't get used much now, as
the river is in the process of becoming completely clogged by reeds since the local council (or
somebody) ripped out a number of beautiful willows on the opposite bank that were sheltering
the benthic fauna, along with the rest of the riverbank flora. This action was apparently to
alleviate the flood problem that occurred most winters, and caused the flatlands of the
adjacent farm to become temporary water parks. It seems to have worked - the river level is
now usually low for most of the year, but the corollary is that the reeds, now exposed to the
full glare of sunlight, are strangling the river from both banks. We try to keep it clear from our
side, leaving the ducks and swans (and apparenrtly an otter, although we've never seen her)
to forage from the opposite bank, but it's a time-consuming and never-ending process. And
yet, it still doesn't make for a river you can use a boat on.
Sunk, with the loss of all spiders. My next-door neighbour's boat was found abandoned and
under three feet of water in the River Gipping in Mid-Suffolk. It doesn't get used much now,
as the river is in the process of becoming completely clogged by reeds since the local council
(or somebody) ripped out a number of beautiful willows on the opposite bank that were
sheltering the benthic fauna, along with the rest of the riverbank flora. This action was
apparently to alleviate the flood problem that occurred most winters, and caused the flatlands
of the adjacent farm to become temporary water parks. It seems to have worked - the river
level is now usually low for most of the year, but the corollary is that the reeds, now exposed
to the full glare of sunlight, are strangling the river from both banks. We try to keep it clear
from our side, leaving the ducks and swans (and apparenrtly an otter, although we've never
seen her) to forage from the opposite bank, but it's a time-consuming and never-ending
process. And yet, it still doesn't make for a river you can use a boat on.
A3 (c. 16"x12") print on:
Permajet Gold Silk (£26)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£24)