I am not entirely sure any longer if Elspeth is really a name but this is Elspeth so I guess it is. I think they are made of fire but could also be a flower creature. It is all very confusing…

Is it just me or is everyone talking about mushrooms a lot lately?

So I have moved to Plymouth and it is another watery town but quite different in that it is Water with a W and all very Active Watering and there are boats of all sizes just everywhere and also people rowing and sailing and paddle boarding and on water skis and it is most impressive.

Also this creature had tiny arms when I first started doodling I guess now it is a sort of water cyborg? Might help with propulsion because those boards are *not* aerodynamic. Hydrodynamic. Something.

Part the second! I’m intending to layer the colours bit by bit so they become more intense as I roll along, let’s see how that works out…

This will be another multi-parter, because I am incapable of timing, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a very super special someone!!

Also, hello to all the non-Birthday people! If anyone knows why the new editor does not allow me to access the site from my phone, do let me know. ^__^

So I was just texting with a friend, and, in a brief pause in the conversation, my brain chose to think: “ducks”. Not the image or the concept of a duck, just the sound, unattached to anything in particular, least of all our conversation. I considered it a moment but can find no cause or explanation (though I like ducks well enough) – and can only conclude it must be a message from the Great Collective Unconscious, unfortunately misdelivered.

If you or someone you know might currently require comfort or advice, inspiration or even a mantra- please do consider passing it on. Ducks. Somewhere, to someone, it is the answer.