Welcome, October

Happy October!  Here are a few happy things:

  • Work was understaffed last night.  I worked an extra two hours.  My feet are sore and I have just over 30,000 steps on my Fitbit.  That said, I'm glad I was able to stay late and help out.
  •  Gideon tried out for a play at school today.  I'm happy that he has found something he likes to do that is an extracurricular activity.
  • For Inktober today the prompt is Backpack.  I happened to have one to look at as a model.  My drawings seem identifiable to me.  That makes it a great start.  I should mention that I think Inktober was started for people to practice art who might want to become a tattoo artist.   At least that is what I remember from previous years.  I have no desire to become a tattoo artist.
First in pencil.



Then pen with some background.

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Currently listening to: The Silmarillion, by J. R. R. Tolkien. 

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.


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