A group of squirrels is called a butt-load of squirrels

I've got a pretty great idea floating around my head for my next attempt at a kids picture book - but it heavily involves drawing squirrels.  Apparently I've never put pencil to paper to etch out a squirrel because my first attempts looked like they were drawn by someone simultaneously holding three plump watermelons and a foaming cat.

See what I mean?

It's not very good.  Then suddenly - evolution!

Look at that!  Now that's a mother squirrel! Long, slender, motherly arms, a tail that looks like an exploded giant marshmallow covered in dead pine needles. Top it off with an apron to give her a sense of not being naked. Perfect!

But it's not though. Almost immediately after the celebratory high fives I realized it wasn't what I had in my head.  This one looks more like a furry person exploding a large cloud of fart.  No, no that wouldn't do.

And then - this:

There we go.  Looser. Lighter. Better.

Now to master giraffes.

The Compromise

What happens when you draw dragons for your new boy's room but your wife was thinking cowboys? DRAGON COWBOY!

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Pictures for Georgie

Little Lindseth #3 is due in a week. Exciting, right?  I've drawn a few pics to put on his wall - and the theme is....DRAGONS! Here's #1!  Check out the grass in the shadow.  I did that.  I did all of that.