Life in general has been very gloomy. There have been lots of huge, low-hanging clouds that cover the sky and block out the sun. They make everything so gray and desaturated.
I saw this huge jet at work. The image doesn't really do it justice, it was really loud. It came from the air force base nearby.
Pictures taken by the general store & the farm. It's been so damn cold!
Also, lots of “gloomy” things have been happening lately. Yesterday, on my drive home from work, I was stopped by a coyote running down the road. Not across the road, literally down the road. I was able to drive around it, but as I drove on I saw a woman walking her dog down that same road. It made me anxious, it almost seemed like a bad omen. I wonder if the woman and her dog and the coyote ever crossed paths… I should have probably said something, but it didn’t cross my mind. I feel like garbage now. Sorry, lady, I hope you and your dog are alright. Coyotes around here are a pretty common sight, they’re considered vermin since they get into peoples’ yards and stuff. It’s sad, they were here first, so technically we’re the vermin.
On another gloomy note, one of my cats is going to die today. She’s just shy of sixteen years, and has had cancer for some time. The vet says she’s too old to operate on, so we decided it would likely be best to put her down. It’s indeed tragic, but I don’t know how to feel. In her final months of life she’s been quite ill and likely in a lot of pain every day. I guess I feel relieved, I know it might seem awful to say but I’m almost happy that she’ll finally find serenity in a place where there’s no suffering or sickness. I’m going to miss her a lot. She’s been such a fixture of my life for so long, it’s going to take some getting used-to when she’s not around anymore.
Now for something a bit different, I’ve been hard-at-work on a new album cover. Yes, I’m finally making music again, and I’m excited for this whole project to be over with.
It's always so fun to see my rough sketches slowly come to life with rendering. The lad's got a winning smile.
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