Day 2951: Reclining Puffy Person.

"Reclining Puffy Person": china marker drawing on a journal page.

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Click here for Maroon 5, Sugar.

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Somedays I struggle to get my artwork or any work done, 

yet I know that it helps me more than doing nothing. 

Today I chose to play in an unfinished journal.

Puffy People continue to dominate, as I

play with different body positions.

•  A wonderful 2+minute video, 14 wolves, here.

•  A few very short, meaningful videos, here.

•   A 3-minute video, the right mmatch, here.

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Did you know that a zebra's stripes protect them from horsefly bites? The pattern of their stripes disorients the insect, so instead of landing neatly on some succulent horseflesh, they either bump into the zebras or fly right by. Scientists aren't exactly sure how the stripes accomplish that, but frankly, we're just satisfied knowing they have a purpose.

Who knew?

Smiles for Tuesday ...

Day 2929: Gorgeous Graffiti!

"4 Puffy People": stabillo drawing on junk mail collage, journal spread.

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Click here for  Luther Vandross, A House Is Not A Home.

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Good news...

Did you see the return landing of NASA's Dragon Mission?

After landing

NASA and SpaceX will co-host continuous webcast coverage 

all the way up to splashdown, and recovery.

More information in videos, below.

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Gorgeous graffiti that blends perfectly with the surroundings.

 

The artist, known online as Falco One, is transforming poor neighborhoods in South African cities into open-air galleries that attract tourists. The graffiti artist since 1988 has played a major role in the development of street art in his native Cape Town. here.

Thank you, dear Carrol Wolf.

Just because ...

•  A longer video, the "nut bar", (sound on), here.

•   A 6-minute video, aboard Dragon Mission, here.

•   A 2-1/2minute video, Paul Cotton, Bach finalist, here.
(* if you watch Paul, he needs your likes, as a finalist)

Smiles for Monday ...

 

Day 2928: Saturday felt like Sunday.

"Seated" & "Standing": china marker drawings, collage in a journal.

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Saturday felt like Sunday.

My main accomplishment of the day was a salad.

A huge salad. Romaine, arugula, 

Persian cucumbers, green onions, 

orange & yellow mini peppers,  cherry tomatoes,

avocado, hard-boiled eggs,  Colby-jack cheese

tossed with a creamy sesame dressing. 

I should have taken a picture, it was that pretty.

But, I didn't know it was going to be mentioned in the blog.

Rabbit rabbit! Anyone else grow up saying that? 

I always heard if those are the first words you say at 

the beginning of a new month, you’ll have good luck. 

Like so many charming superstitions, it’s not really clear 

where the custom came from. But who’s going to say 

no to starting the new month off on the right foot? 

A rabbit’s foot, even. Did you say rabbit, rabbit?

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A feel-good story ...

I can use one, can't you?

Before Marilyn Soriano died, she put her voice into a teddy bear. She gifted her daughter, Mara, the custom-made Build-a-Bear made to sound and look like her, glasses and all, shortly before her death from cancer last year. But last week, the teddy bear, who says "I love you, I’m proud of you, I’ll always be with you" when squeezed, was stolen from Mara during a hectic move. She lost a book of blank checks, her citizenship card and some electronics, too, but the bear was her most valuable possession.

Mara's pleas for the bear’s safe return were widely heard. 

Actor Ryan Reynolds offered $5,000 for the bear’s safe return, no questions asked. A Canadian TV personality and a peanut butter company chipped in money too, raising the total reward to $15,000 — and within a few days, Mara had her bear back, voice box intact. She said two "Good Samaritans" returned the bear after they found it at a park nearby."It means just everything to me honestly," she said. "There was a part of me that thought I'd never see it again."

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Just because ...

 

Smiles for Sunday ...