I've slowly been re-growing my brain following my defense, which means I can actually think of things to post about!
I wanted to share the cartoon I did as a closing slide for my thesis presentation...it makes more sense if you're familiar with American campfire stories (i.e. the hook-handed hitchhiker) and the fact that for my research I've collected blood (via snips with scissors) from untold hordes of gypsy moth caterpillars. I particularly liked the expression of the two poor little bugs in the foreground.
This picture was a cool experiment for me too-I did a
very rough sketch, scanned it in, and then went over it using Adobe Illustrator to clean up the lines. The background was completely created in Illustrator. It's been a lot of fun learning to use that program better, though good color skills are still eluding me...oh well, something to work on!
A nice hemlock glen-I love this kind of forest.
Some tracks we found in the snow. I think they're from a shrew, but if anybody knows any differently, let me know.
The view from a ridge top. It was a gorgeous day; not too cold and the sun was beautiful on the snow.
Shasta enjoyed her trip too. She gets such a classic "hunting dog" posture when there's something she's interested in.
