From crocketed to classical, gothic to plastic, happy birthday to superfast sketcher (and meticulous painter) Helen.
Category: cartoon
Legends of Ilkley Moor
Happy birthday to Rombold’s Moor Rambler Roger.
Famous Adieus
Happy birthday to Wordle genius and veggie chef par exellence (which might explain her inspired guesswork) Liz.
‘A *Noble* Failure’
My previous Twitter post got 83 views, yesterday’s Tweet has had 5,135. Thank you Scott McCloud, who re-tweeted it to his 327 thousand followers.
And I love his comment on my comic strip workings-out:
A *noble* failure, at least!”
Scott McCloud
That like J K Rowling noticing a short story I’d written and saying ‘Not bad for a Muggle!’ or Raymond Blanc tasting my speciality, cheese on toast, and saying ‘Pas mal pour un cuisinier anglais!’
I’m just ready to start a new book, so I think that it’s time to read Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics trilogy again 🙂
Non-sequitur
In Scott McCloud’s theory of comics, a ‘non-sequitur’ is a transition between panels where there’s no link whatsoever. These are random doodles in Procreate but I definitely haven’t managed a non-sequitur between the last two panels because they’re plainly taking place on a dark and stormy night in some gothic thriller. And I can believe that the feisty chicken is giving the man some pause for thought.
Some Rambling Advice
Happy birthday to Huddersfield Town Supporter John (you can tell it’s him by the Terriers scarf).
Legends and Superstars of Nottinghamshire
From the Mighty Aegir . . .
. . . to Ada Lovelace. Happy birthday last weekend to two Notts superstars, Connie and Annabel.
The Hospice Team
A big thank you to all the team at the Prince of Wales Hospice, Pontefract, who did so much for Barbara’s brother John and always made us welcome. We’re so grateful to them, although not SO grateful that we’d sign up to be dangled from a rope from the Cow and Calf Rocks in September (see link below if that appeals to you).
Of course, some teams are greater than others . . .
But John really did enjoy their visit.
Link
Ilkley Cow and Calf Tyrolean Traverse and Abseil Challenge
Challenge yourself and conquer The Cow and Calf Rocks by Tyrolean traverse and/or abseil
Date: 09 September 08:00 – 17:00
Cat Chess
The all-feline chess set was looking as if it would be a sure-fire success until, in the opening move, the White Queen’s Bishop’s Pawn insisted on using QB4 as a litter tray.
Happy birthday to Alex.
Night Herons
Some recent exotic visitors sampling the night life along the River Calder at Healey, Ossett. Happy birthday to John.