Hello There! 🌱

"No." Says the tuna, "Do you?"

"I have never seen it." Says the whale, "but deep in my body, I remember it."

"Why do you care," says the tuna, "if you will never see it."

"There are bones in my body built to walk through the forests and the mountains." Says the whale.

"They will disappear." Says the tuna, "one day, your body will forget the forests and the mountains."

"Maybe I don't want to forget," Says the whale, "The forests were once my home."

"I have seen the forests." Whispers the salmon, almost to itself.

"Tell me what you have seen," says the whale.

"The forests spawned me." Says the salmon. "They sent me to the ocean to grow. When I am fat with the bounty of the ocean, I will bring it home."

"Why would the forests seek the bounty of the oceans?" Asks the whale. "They have bounty of their own."

Last year I finally had an excuse to illustrate this simple little Tumblr story I've had bookmarked forever for class.

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august 15th

Head of a Statue of the God Sobek Shedeti

Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1859-1802 B.C.

Grade 1s: *gasp excitedly*

Teacher: Ooooh! Let's see... [Grade 1] why don't you go up?

Me: *reads from The Book That Can Read Your Mind by Susannah Lloyd until the prompt where the person needs to pick a character*

Grade 1: *answers 2 questions about the character they picked*

Me: *correctly guesses the character*

Grade 1s: Whaaaat!!

Other Grade 1: How did you do that?!

Daily painting 159/365

I sit by myself talking to the moon 🌙