Tangent: Top hats (IF)

I adore penguins and have visited the only place in the world where Jackass penguins live, Boulder's Beach.

They are regal, stately, majestic and, although cumbersome in thier movement, somehow seem to totter along quite amicably. They mate for life and recognise their partner whenever and wherever.

I have spent more than one blissful occasion picknicking amongst them, and learnt a lot from them about life!

In their honour I declare today 'Penguin Day'.

So, I painted these two gents in their 'tuxedos', then just to be devilish, I added a 'mad hatter' green hat, to submit it to IF.

Tangent: Tried this fruit

Not 'tried' as in tasted, but tried to paint - using watercolours. I had a go this weekend and got a so-so result. I must say the banana looked the most 'real' to me.

This coming Saturday I start an Art course (mixed ability, mixed media...a whole lotta mixing going on.)

Tangent: New lodger

What an interesting fellow!

We saw him in the drain outside the kitchen this morning, looking more like a dry yellowing Autumnal leaf than something alive. Until the water from the bathroom above wooshed down and enveloped him. He suddenly twitched, obviously revelling in the joyous feeling of the wet coolness, and then returned to his absolutel stillness once more. He wasn't put out by the flash of my camera, just watched and waited ( probably for the next 'woosh').

Don't know if he's a frog or a toad, but he certainly has made himself 'at home'. He has an almost 'alien', owl - like appearance. Mmmm, maybe I'll draw and paint him one day.

Watch out little 'fella', we may ask you to pay rent!