Why Nobody Pets the Lion at the Zoo

The Sonoran desert, Arizona

The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon. The Apollo 8 mission was the first crewed spacecraft to circumnavigate the Moon.

I was really excited to work on the broom shop painting but my hand started hurting from the repetitive strain injury. This happens pretty often, and when it does, I like to switch from SAI on my desktop tablet to Procreate on my iPad. The change in posture between these two methods lessens the hand pain.

I don't like to make big details paintings on a tiny iPad screen so for now I'm jotting down my broom ideas for the shop :D So far we have Celestial Oak, Spying Aspen, and Heathland Shroom. What other brooms would you like to see?