Mona Ex Treme

Frog holds in his hand a button that he thinks is Toad's. It is not. From "A Lost Button" In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*

“Here is your button!” cried Frog.

“Tomorrow!” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow!”

Galahs at the dam. Full of mischief 😄

No, my chuck.

This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.

Nero would be proud.

“Our lunch is spoiled,” said Toad. “I made it for you, Frog, so that you would be happy.”

“But Toad,” said Frog, “I AM happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up, I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you for a friend.”

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.

Art by Amanda Smurfee

Here is small otter. He is so small he’s probably still learning how to otter properly. Good luck, little otter!

The flower gem

“Everybody, this is Steve”

- me introducing my space heater to my white noise machine, my humidifier, my fan, and my gentle wake-up lamp

A small original drawing of some little pink mushrooms in the undergrowth. An original art work, please note that the frame is not included. Colour pencil on white acid free artist postcard. Approximately 4 by 6 inches (10.16 x 15.24 cm) will fit into a standard 4 by 6 inch photo frame.

A cute pink mushroom drawing, A small original artwork at a small price that can be sent as a gift and will easily fit in a standard letterbox.
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#Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #ColourPencil #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm

An entirely forgettable sociology professor is found infected by a novel coronavirus. Suspicion falls on Drooping Point’s Audi driver, obsessed that a plan to steal valuable goshawk eggs might threaten reruns of Are You Being Served.

Toad shouts to his seeds, trying to get them to grow. From "The Garden" In *Frog and Toad Together*

Toad put his head very close to the ground and shouted, “NOW SEEDS, START GROWING!”

Toad, dripping wet with river water, laments that his picnic basket is full of water From "Alone" In *Days with Frog and Toad*

Frog pulled Toad up onto the island. Toad looked in the basket. The sandwiches were wet. The pitcher of iced tea was empty.

A small drawing of a bullfinch bird with rowan berries, the drawing is in colour pencil in a painterly style. An original art work, please note that the frame is not included. Colour pencil on white acid free artist postcard. Approximately 4 by 6 inches (10.16 x 15.24 cm) will fit into a standard 4 by 6 inch photo frame.

A Little letterbox gift idea for a bird lover, an original bullfinch drawing at a very affordable price...
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#Bullfinch #Birds #OriginalArt #Drawing #ColourPencil #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm

A really fat taxidermy platypus at the Natural History Museum in Vienna

Look at this absolute chunker of a #platypus (Schnabeltier in German = "beak-animal")!
#Fattypus

A small original drawing of a bunch of slender orange carrots with the stems and leaves still attached. The artwork has a background of crosshatched marks in white and brown. The drawing is on grey toned pastel paper. An original art work, please note that the frame is not included. Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm).

If you are looking for a unique gift for a cook or a gardener, I have a collection of fruit and vegetable drawings in my shop, including this carrot, that might fit the bill!
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#Carrots #Vegetables #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm

Toad spins around, dizzy, head hurting. From "The Story" In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*

“I hope that if I bang my head against the wall, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.

No matter what they tell you 😏

A textile artwork featuring a small Forest Spirit with long blonde hair and one single yellow eye. She has a snail shell instead of an at, bark sewn on her dress and flowers on her head

The back of a textile artwork showing a stick of wood used a the "spine" of the character.

Morning #Bluesky,
Sharing my latest Forest Spirit, a very beautiful and precious little yellow Eye sprite handmade from textiles and found objects.
Available/
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#textileart #art #bsnm #originalart #artsky #magicalbazaar #fairies

tomato mouse

Toad and Frog chase after Toad's list, which is blowing away in the wind. From "A List" In *Frog and Toad Together*

“Help!” cried Toad. “My list is blowing away. What will I do without my list?”

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #underrated. I've gone with the humble House Sparrow. Here's a male dust bathing in a south Cheshire garden. One of my most published species, this photo was published in a magazine.

#EastCoastKin #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography

Cat and Owl Eyes
Found #art- at a local school

Keeping the barbarians at bay...

“At last,” shouted Toad, “my seeds have stopped being afraid to grow!”

“And now you will have a nice garden too,” said Frog.

“Yes,” said Toad, “but you were right, Frog. It was very hard work.”

spotted this on my morning bike ride

spotted this on my morning bike ride

Will you all please take a second to just appreciate these otter ears?

It's looking a bit wet in Melbourne this morning. But just look at all those primary feathers coming in. This footage changes from black and white to colour near the end. Gorgeous. #367Collins #PeregrineFalcons