I Love My Animals

But I think about them very differently.

Clover’s quiet and pensive nature makes her very dear to me, and I take more notice of her relaxed moments of repose…times when she feels at peace in the world.

Smithers, on the other hand, is a firebrand of a girl. She has all the playful zoomies of a kitten even in her middle age. She is dear to me also, but in a different way.

So when she was having a grooming moment behind the sheer this morning, I had a Hitchcock moment pop into my brain. You know the one…

Beautiful Friday

The last honeysuckle, with the help of the early morning sun, was casting some lovely shadows. So bright against the drab concrete.

Clover framed herself very well in the curve of the hose.

Smithers in the garden (a.k.a her salad bowl).

Hanging out at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. The tent in the distance was being set up for a wedding. Service along the promenade, cocktails in the English Walled Garden, and dinner overlooking the lake and Carillon. I don’t know who is getting married, but they will have an idyllic start.

Christmas Clover

My Clover gift to myself is complete and framed. The drawing is temporarily residing on my mantelpiece. After Christmas I’ll contemplate a permanent home.

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Clover WIP 4

There is an intermediate WIP step (3) viewable in my Flickr photo stream. I was going to knock off drawing, and took a photo. Then I decided to keep going for a while longer, and had to take another.

The flash really reflects off the heavier graphite coverage…makes it look like I used something shiny for the shadows.

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Clover WIP 2

Not a lot of progress made, but some.

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CloverWIP11-29-12

CloverWIP11-29-12, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

I’m drawing myself a Christmas present…my not-much-of-a-puppy, Clover. She was particularly photogenic yesterday, so I have a nice photo from which to work.

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