--The rattlesnake drawing featured in the previous entry was sold last weekend during the Cold-Blooded Creations exhibit in Florida. That was a pleasant surprise.

--I tell people my real feelings about libraries in my latest post on the literary website, Vulpes Libris http://bit.ly/aQ650H

--Still coughing, though sometimes not as bad. Finally got my 2nd inhaler on Thursday, which the pharmacist said should start helping within the week. Hope so.
 
--The Tamarin Cam at the National Zoo is working again, so now I can watch the busy little golden lion tamarins, a type of small monkey. The cam hadn't been available for a couple months & I missed them. If you'd like to check it out, scroll down the page at Tamarin cam

--My latest painting, of a spotted turtle in spring, is more than half finished. It's a commission, long overdue, but I'm hoping to have it done this fall.I'm doing the turtle itself at the moment & finding the legs tricky.

--I have wanted the 3 volume set of "The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh" ever since I was a teenager. Last weekend, I found a reasonably priced set on ebay in perfect condition, it arrived yesterday & to say I'm thrilled is an understatement.

   Finally downloaded my photos & that includes my 2 newest pieces of art, both of which are in the Cold-Blooded Creations art show in Daytona Beach, Florida this weekend. There's no prizes given during the show, but all work is for sale and I have sold pictures there in past years.
    This is a pen & 2 color ink drawing on calligraphy paper of a black-tailed rattlesnake, which lives in the desert areas of southwest North America. It took longer than I thought, because I did every scale on the snake in addition to all the sand dots & pebbles. The pebbles are shaded even, so there's a lot of detail that can't be seen in the photo. I titled it "Strike Force".
  

    My newest review on Vulpes Libris is about a delightful childrens book that adults will like too. It's "Bats At the Library", the second in a series by Brian Lies about these cute little mammals. If you'd like to read my post about it, here's a direct link http://bit.ly/9cqG8T