Sketched out this fella after lunch because sometimes doing exactly what you’re not supposed to be doing is the right thing to do.
Few digital things bring the reward of feeling ink hit paper.
I would imagine drawing is very close to how trancendental meditation might feel.

I’m the guy that goes to the Taste of Cincinnati and takes exactly zero photos of food.
It was sweltering that day, and packed as I’ll get out.
Went in, got some Montgomery Inn barbecue and went to find shelter in some AC.
My only gripe is that everything’s a meal and would benefit from bite sized portions as an option.
Otherwise? It’s still totally worth it.

If you’d like to see this bear with some scale…

Sometimes I think my camera is bonkers (images are too soft, metering is whacky), but I’ve
found that just shutting it down and starting over seems to work.

Here I was testing to make sure things stuck in focus with a few items sitting on my desk.
I’ve taken pictures of these things more than once, but I’m still not bored with ‘em.

In other news, I filed my taxes.

Some snapshots from the Hunting & Fishing show.

My new favorite hat is of the trucker variety and I don’t mind because of the swell design by Geoff McFetridge.
It’s so breezy with that mesh in the back, I could get used to this.

(this post would not be complete without a hat tip & extra special thanks to Erik)

I learned a new word while visiting Valley Vineyards in Morrow Ohio, well, a new definition at least.
A bunghole is a hole bored in a liquid-tight barrel. The hole is capped with a large cork-like object called a bung. (pictured above)