Glancing over the sea wall while volunteering on the Ffestiniog railway this week, I immediately knew I had discovered the ideal subject in this lovely view of Porthmadog Harbour. Paints, paper and brushes scattered and all my senses tingled with anticipation at the crack of dawn the following morning, as I raced to capture the essence of the rapidly changing scene before me. With the enticing sounds and scents of a busy steam railway at my back, rich autumn sunshine glinting on the ebb tide, huge clouds towering above and the breeze in my hair, what more could I wish for! All change this year (2012) , as a new platform is being built on just this spot to accommodate Welsh Highland Railway trains at Porthmadog station for the first time! It will be interesting to follow developments as a short section of the Cob is widened and new painting vistas open up?