I took a drive down to St. Ives today to visit my framer, Dean. There was reasonably good surf, and the sea looked just beautiful.

 St. Ives is full of tiny stone cottages and narrow alleyways....

 and around every corner is the sea.

 I stood and watched mesmerised as each wave surged around the rocks, leaving a backwash of foamy swirls.

Clusters of tiny baby mussels!

 Mussels are just one variety of shell that make their way into my collages.

 A couple of new winter wreaths - they don't have to be just for Christmas do they!