Quoth the Rodent Queen, "Squeak."

Awhile ago I was struck by the similarity between fire towers and lighthouses, and wanted to capture that in a painting. Both are lonely, isolated structures that people tend to work alone, sometimes in extremely dangerous if not life threatening conditions. But fire towers are about warning people to run, about putting out a light that is a threat to people's safety. Lighthouses are sort of the opposite, drawing people in and guiding them to safety by keeping a light on instead of putting it out.

Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys), male, family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, ALB, Canada

Valley of Light

One of the many Mesas in Utah with a drone.

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina), family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes, NM, USA

I've heard the songs. The songs are not about you.

and if you subscribe to the "horrible people don't deserve to see their rapists face justice/do deserve to be raped" take, then there will be people out there who think those things about you.

That's the thing about human rights: every human deserves them. Every single one. You do not have to earn them by having the "correct" opinions or doing the "right" things. Every single human deserves them, no matter fucking what, simply because they are human.