Tales, Little's birthday

Little had the worst birthday of her entire life.
First of all, she was released from the hospital (remember, she's accident prone...) on the morning of her birthday and was still quite weak and tired . Then, her best friend missed the breakfast date they had planned. That evening, she found herself at a party surrounded by malicious, spiteful fools whose callousness and insensitivity completely ruined what was left of her birthday (*illustrated above).
The following day, only one of the six invitees to her birthday dinner was able to come. Plus, Lucy was so thoroughly stressed-out from the week in the hospital that she had a major melt down at Little's expense.
At least it's over now.

Dead Duck

Don't be shocked; I warned you in the title.
Mr. Cranky has taken to making jewelry out of found objects, specifically wood rounds cut from fallen branches and feathers collected from the woods around our house. Now he is madly collecting beads and stones and other paraphernalia to enhance the objects. However, he is experiencing a feather shortage, so imagine his glee when he spotted a dead mallard on the road. I won't trouble you with the details of the harrowing driving I was required to execute as we whirled around the 45 mph four lane road attempting to maneuver as close to the carcass as possible. I will also spare you the details of Mr Cranky sprinting to the median with a paper bag and his running leap back into the car with his treasure. We are now the proud (?) owners of one dead mallard, which promises to yield many feathers.
So far, he is making necklaces, but I think broaches and earrings will be next.
Not wanting to be left out, I snagged some to burn images on. I like them plain, but feathers and beads will most likely be added once Mr. Cranky steals them back from me.Here is Woodrow T. Owl looking very shy and subtle.And here is Little Bird, who is well know for getting into everything.

Tales, Bear's birthday

Happy birthday Bear! I am glad that you were born. <3

Pisces Horoscope for week of March 5, 2009

"The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little," wrote the spiritual activist Thomas Merton. Judging from your current astrological omens, I suspect that's a warning you should heed. The time has come for you to consider the possibility that you aren't thinking big enough . . . that you need to actively rebel against the voices telling you to sit back and accept your comfortable limitations. In a sense, the cosmos is giving you a poetic license to ask for more.


Don't you just love Free Will Astrology?

Artist, Brock Davis

I just found this picture via Burstoid and proceeded to get swallowed up in Laser Bread's photostream on flickr. Creative, versatile, clever, fun.This reminds me of my series in Tales where everyone gets a pet (upcoming).
I really want to steal this image. So great.
More here.

Big Red Button

I dare you.
Don't hate me.

Tales, Ranger's pet

Every since the Tales characters found out that Ruby had a parakeet, they have all wanted pets of their own. Ranger has always wanted a chicken. He gets to have the first pet because he was so traumatized by the barbed wire experience.

Artist, J. Morgan Puett

J. Morgan Puett is crazy-creative and versatile.
She is represented by Alexander Gray Associates in (where else?) New York.