My subject for today is what I call King of the Mountain. I think chipmunks are so adorable, as long as they stay outside, and I have been observing for the past couple of years something great about them. I would hear around 7 am every morning this rhythmic chirping sound and I would find a cute chipmunk at the tippity top of the highest rock on a stack of rocks behind my house. I imagined that this chipmunk was announcing to the world that he was King of the Mountain and his day has started.
This morning I heard that familiar sound, which only started recently with the spring weather, and there he was, perched on the top declaring to the world that he is back! With my new camera, with which I have great plans to capture great subjects, I was able to get a few poses of the little guy. Since the day is so beautiful here in Massachusetts today, I chose to practice ink drawing, using a quill pen and small brush, at my picnic table on the deck. I kept zooming in on my camera screen, sketching, then applied the ink. I am very pleased with my results to day and I am enthused to keep it up. Andy, if you are reading, I'm practicing!! Hong Nian and Lois, if you are reading, I am keeping up drawing, not every day, but frequently, and I am remembering my up, my down, my left and my right. I'm mindful of the yin and yang and also "what we're talking about".
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