SPRING ON THE COAST, PEN LLYN I am writing this in mid July, referring back to the notebooks, and firstly the pages for the 1st May. This begins with the continuing collaboration of Season Paintings with Noelle Griffiths, but this time because of the Covid related travel restrictions we decided each to work in our own habitat rather than meet as usual, but each to make a painting for the other. Pen y Cil at the end of Llyn is craggy, blocky dolerite, with all surfaces encrusted by lichens of many varieties, colour and texture. There are mosses here too but only species which can withstand salt and desication in summer. Diary Afternoon, May 1st :- The sea a blue green wedge, the grass a green-ochre opposing wedge, the ground I'm on is warm and starred by Squill, edged by Stonecrop, sunburned. Tired grey old seeds on Heather and Ling. West wind at my back, the sun too. " Pip-it " calls of Pipits. All is blue today. May 1st- Pen y Cil Cirrus, and cumulus