August Apologies

Hi to my readers; sorry I've been so long absent. The last cartoon of cats in hell was a clue that the constant heat was wearing me out. But my real excuse is the "Sticks" calendar. For some reason it seemed to take forever this year and I really just needed to make it be done!
So for your patience I have found an artifact from the Pre-Cambrian era [the 90s] that may amuse you.Before I was a professional cartoonist I was playing around with ideas. The drawings back then were all done with Rapidograph technical pens. This gave the work a very clean look but not much freedom of movement or line. See what you think; I have a few more that are just kind of odd. But I still like them.

The Quiet Charm of The Porcupine

I've had only a few brief encounters with our native porcupines but on every occasion I found them to be pleasant and unhurried creatures. My few attempts to capture their plodding grace in cartoons has been less than brilliant. This panel stands alone as my one, less than shining, success.