I was distracted by Macchu Pichu.

Okay, it's been a while. I'm sorry.

About a week ago, instead of being in Ann Arbor, I was in Peru attending a wedding/family reunion. It was a wonderful but very tiring trip. And before I left I was desperately trying to get a bunch of work done. I neglected you. I apologize.

It is an excellent but very quiet time to live in Ann Arbor. There is a lull between the townie activities when the students are gone for the summer and the students' triumphant return. That lull is called August. It's a little hotter and it smells of cut grass. The sunflowers come out (the one to your left if 2 feel taller that I am) and the farmers market starts to get pretty exciting. I love winter. But this summer has been no slouch.

And so, I'm feeling pretty good. I am in the beginnings of a couple different projects. Most of the time I find those beginnings a little to ugly to share, but here goes.


The sketch below is posting blue again. Not sure why.

Last one.

With all of this sketching and laying out new ideas, I'm getting pretty anxious to make a picture all the way to the finish. Pretty soon, though.

We'll talk more next week.

(Machu Picchu)