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so I thought you might like this...

Aaron Zenz is an illustrator. He hosts a blog of his kids' art, showcasing the zany humor of small people equipped with crayons and markers. As a 3 year anniversary, he opened up to "fan-art" of any of the pictures, and was surprised by the response.

Shannon Hale (whose blog I found this link on) said she loved how the pictures (many by other illustrators) "celebrate, not correct". That about sums it up...

Kid-Art Tributes
Gorgeous stuff in here.


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Talking to a Chinese friend, was sent to look up Beijing's Summer Palace. The scale of the place is mindblowing, but I have a thing for bridges and autumnal tones, so here. Something pretty, from Natl. Geo...




Rounding it out, a poem snippet:

..The leaves like late butterflies
Twist and turn, falter and fall
In the outside racing, interlocking winds.

Lady & Gentleman ~ Richard Webber