First Snow!

I send a weekly walrus painting to my college-attending daughter. We had our first sticking snow here at home today, and she will be excited to hear the news :)

Harts Pass no. 720

Another haiku comic. Another double-entendre regarding the recent election... and the onset of the near darkest month of the year. Onward and upward!

Harts Pass no. 719

I tried to be hopeful and optimistic heading into election night and the creation of this comic (usually a Monday night activity)... but I was sadly NOT "surprised" and overall disappointed with the results. This IS the democratic process at work (except for all of the gerrymandered redistricting,) but a backwards-looking fear-mongering campaign that produces this kind of result seems sad and decidedly un-American - despite all of the chatter that would try to tell you otherwise. There is all of this talk about "life" as well in our political discourse, but I worry for sure that TOO many lives of immigrants or trans and LBGTQ people will likewise be destroyed or irrevocably harmed by this result.

Harts Pass no. 718

Happy Halloween people! A little #haikucomic for you on this all hallows eve. Enjoy!

 

Harts Pass no. 717

Many chances to see the northern lights these days... and yet another way to appreciate living in the north cascades. PS I missed my deadline last week, while prepping for and traveling to the Humbolt County Authors Festival, but will post the comic for 10/16 a little later this week. 

Harts Pass no. 715

A little solace in the open spaces. The air is thinner. The air is cooler. Clearer heads prevail!

Harts Pass no. 714

Ezra makes a return appearance... and helps Kit to ponder the nature of time, relativity, patience, AND the notion that looking deeper at things can often reveal unexpected understandings. Sometimes good, and sometimes not so much :) GRRR!

Harts Pass no. 713

 

I saw a headline in the paper regarding Thor Industries (THO) beating their Q4 estimates. That seemed like a funny premise just to start, but it turns out that Thor Industries is very much a recreational vehicle (RV) and motorhome conglomerate that owns everything from Airstream to Venture RV (and 14 other brands in between.) It is DEFINITELY the kind of business that an entrepreneurial wolverine would want to own :) GRRR!

Harts Pass no. 712

Another haiku comic and it feels like this one nicely suits the week ahead. On Sunday we will officially transition into fall, and in typical fashion Melanie is also trading out her summer flower for some fall foliage. The days are getting shorter and the days much darker, but this is one of my favorite times of year. 

Harts Pass no. 711

I started with the left-side "pose" of a casual marmot... and I pretty much just liked the shapes and the idea of these shapeless little critters striking a pose. That, plus the juxtaposition of an innocuous little marmot and a totally ripped and no doubt "juiced" body builder. Totally comic gold! 

Or at least that's what what I was thinking :)