Recent adventures and new sketchbook

     I cannot believe how the time has flown around here; I only have a month left of my internship and then I'm home again for the remainder of the summer until returning to the city once more to finish up my undergraduate studies! It's been rather hectic here at Bylane, between working and organizing volunteers to helping out with MAPS (bird banding) with the other intern and desperately trying to keep the plants alive, I haven't had much time to sit down and just make something. Although now it is easier; when I went home for my younger brother's graduation I was able to pick up a new sketchbook to replace the one that was stolen.

I also managed to snag me this beauty... My third orchid who has since been names Clarence (the other two are Phyllis and George).

     However, I have been able to use my weekends fairly well. Last week I went to the Marshland Concervacy in Rye, New York to go birding. Only saw three new species that I can add to my life list, but  the environment was just amazing and I even saw a box turtle, which was unexpected.

     And I don't know what it was about today (although it is likely my surprise day off; only thought I had tomorrow off but then my boss didn't show up and I was happy), but I filled several pages of the new sketchbook. If I keep going like this it'll be full before the end of the summer!

     This was inspired by a line from one of the three books I am currently reading. So far though I can definitely recommend Derrick Jensen's Endgame: The problem with civilization.

     And finally my dream pet, a hedgehog. I love those little buggers so much. Once I settle down (and I mean that I have a way to support myself financially and am content with staying in the US for an extended period of time), I hope to get one. He will be named Samwise, after my favorite hobbit :)
     Tomorrow I'll be back with a flashback and a preview of a larger piece I'm working on. And I might have pictures to post about my upcoming weekend adventure to Rhode Island! (I just want to chill on a beach all day and see the Atlantic really)