Taking a punt on the mackerel

Homeward bound...

the transport infrastructure for fish from Newlyn is superb...

a few blocks of concrete are all that remain of the old iceworks...

all the 4s from Falmouth...

mini-conveyor belt deck system aboard the scalloper...

name that lifeboat?...

brand spanking new mizzen...

a sea of masts and rigging looking out Through the Gaps...

looking good on the slipway...

the tall ship Irene berthed on the Stone quay...

a family of scallopers...

ishore trawler power...

classy wooden deck of a visiting yacht...

the grim reaper's distant Celtic cousin...

the big one is well ahead this year...

power to the orange team...

classic 104 years old Swedish working boat,  Deodar after sailing down from Milford Haven...

her English counterpart the even older,  Irene...

heading fir the fish market, the mackerel boys return...

that man and his hat...

the elusive, Wiffer...

less not more with Mr Morley...

contré jour...

and in full view...

the Trevose makes her way for ice.

It is pouring down - but luckily it's #FishyFriday!

Rain lashes the market and streams down the plastic door hangings in a less-than summery shower...

while inside it's a full-house of fantastic fresh fish...

like monk tails from the AA...

a solitary big conger...

some stunning inshore red mullet form the Bonnie...

and  a few boxes of big blondes and thornback ray...

 not forgetting Newlyn's quality...

 MSC certified Cornish Hake...

landed by the Britannia V, Charisma and Karen of Ladram...

to fill the western end of the market...

with around a dozen scallopers currently working form the port...

berths on the marina pontoons are now at a premium...

as the boats vie for a place to tie up for the night...

which puts even more pressure on the limited number of leisure berths available...

the Spirited Lady flies her colours on her mast, a true Celt...

while through a sea of masts and rigging...

ther Scilly lifeboat Whitehills can be spotted in berth...

along with a couple of workboats...

closer view of the working deck of a modern inshore scalloper from Brixham...

there's a whole new vista in Newlyn...

as the old iceworks has new been reduced to a pile of concrete rubble...

two links in the higher end of the food chain...

with two classic old ladies at rest in the harbour taking shelter from an overnight blow...

as Newlyn's latest sardine boat is on the slip to have her bow thruster fitted.

Work in progress...

Going back a few days to when the canvas was underpainted with a burnt sienna outline sketch...

then the sky and the first semblance of the heavy seas roughed out..

the sky could have been left like this with broad heavy brush strokes...

the darker elements of the waves outlined...

and a few lighter areas explored...

always fun to doodle with palette leftovers.

Sort of Educating Rita in Mevagissey.

Real Scampi?! 

Maybe this is just an example of Mevagissey #humour calling goujons of monk by another name?