TODAY'S SKETCH - CAT

I often forget when I'm trying to be too careful that my favorite kind of art to do is really messy.  It's fun, easy, fast and then I'm done.

We have a few more days before a small wind event but nothing according to what I have read that will require any power shut offs.  And then...I read....November wil bring rain - SO happy about that ...which will keep the forest safe from fires.

Grandson Hunter comes in on the 20th and I'm happy that there isn't a threat of a power outage because to have three young adults in a house with wind and no power and no way to get on their phones or systems of any kind...would leave me to entertain them and I'm not up for that.  I don't think they would like to go out with me to hike and photograph leaves.

anyway - ...hope your Thanksgiving was nice if you celebrated it and I think we are more rational here in the states - because we get rid of the ghosts and goblins before we sit down to eat our turkey.  You Canadians have everything backwards.  hehe.


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