Bawden

 I'm off to Worthing again today, but before I go here's a picture to mark the 120th birthday of Edward Bawden, that great printmaker, painter and graphic designer, who has had many a mention on this blog. The picture is called March Noon and shows the kind of pleasant March morning that has yet to be seen in these parts, where snow and bitter winds have dominated the past few days' weather. We should have known it was coming, because the redwings, having been few and far between in the official winter months, started appearing in larger numbers recently, and they are a pretty sure indicator of severe weather to come. The comma butterfly also has a reputation as a weather forecaster, never (it is said) emerging from hibernation if there is more wintry weather on the way. So far, however, I haven't seen a butterfly of any breed, alas.