Time for a new journal entry.  So many times I've sat here blinking absent-mindedly at the screen, ready to compose something...anything...only to have my mind go blank, or my energy slowly ebb.  Sometimes...you just have to do it...even if it's excruciating!  It's so much easier to put my thoughts into an image.  Words are HARD! Which is why I have so much respect for those who are driven to express themselves in the written arts.  If I stop and think about it (and I often do), how much do I owe the Writers who want images to accompany their words? So I raise a glass of [insert name of favorite beverage here] to all the Writers out there...fighting the good fight.  Struggling to create using their respective language!  I think I will stick to the pencils, pens, the inks, the paints, and the markers...thank you very much.

   As always I extend my Thanks to those who have sent commissions and assignments my way.  Truely...they keep my sanity intact.  Given my time constraints, I appreciate all their patience.  

   I periodically go through my list of Watchers to visit and re-visit their pages...to take a look at what they've been doing.  So keep up the good work.  I enjoy the surprises!