"Hello Inkers!
We loved seeing all your “cozy” artwork and I have to say, I was unprepared for the number of ridiculously cute animals acting like people in your drawings. (The ostrich!) It seems like everyone is with us in the plan to hang out indoors, wrapped up, until the weather decides to play nice again. (Obviously not talking to you, Arizona.)
Well, the forecasted Snowpocalypse turned out to be more of an Icemageddon in our neck of the woods. We’re encased in a giant block of looks-like-snow but it’s rock solid and not going anywhere anytime soon. I was out late last night, walking a dog who is fully trained to do his “business” on grass/weeds/bushes, but who couldn’t find a single plant or patch of dirt not covered in ice. I was tempted to feel sorry for myself. I stood there, shivering and thinking unkind thoughts about my dog, following him from place to place as we looked for any sign of nature for him to feel comfortable doing his thing. “Over here?” …no, crunch, crunch, crunch went my boots on the ice… “This tree?” no, crunch, crunch, crunch… we walked another 100 yards in the biting winds to look for any living thing…crunch crunch crunch. I finally paid attention to the sound as I walked, enjoying the way the ice occasionally gave way under my boot. CRUNCH. I love that sound. I jumped up and down to see if I could make a dent. I looked at the ice all around me and marveled how it glistened and sparkled in the moonlight, how it made everything look so clean and fresh, how it silenced everything out here except for my crunch, crunch, crunch. Is it colder than I can stand? Yeah. Do I wish I could safely drive out of our neighborhood? You bet. Is social media filled with things about the world that make me sad? Sure it is. Have I already slipped and fallen twice on my backside in the last 2 days? You betcha (likely from all that jumping up and down.) But for now, in my little ridiculously cold world, for this very second, I can take a deep breath and enjoy the crunch and the glisten and sparkle and give thanks that I’m able to hear and see it.
Be safe (maybe don’t jump), be kind, and be artsy! Can’t wait to see your crunch."
-Alison
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