Kuratake brushes

Right, I am late to post today.
I was out early to pick up some stuff, and some stuff I had sourced, but by time I got back home, I crashed out asleep until 3.
Still tired, but got those pillows out and beat them against the garage wall, then the sun came out, so they have had a few hours in the sun...now I need to get them in before the sun sets...

Very tired today, but my readings are okay. I'll be glad when we get cooler weather...

Wildlife nighttime video
Badgers - hot weather - they are thirsty...
All the animals are...
52 secs
https://youtube.com/shorts/IPnu7I4ZYNA?si=8_-ruqNCYuErLpzG


Last night I was late finishing locking up because I found the sd cards and batteries needed replacing...
I finally came in and it was pitch black, and shut the door, but I was about to go back out and give Midnight a cuddle, when I realised Pa Badger was on my heels. I didn't have my hearing processor on, so I didn't hear him behind me.
He was all alert and interested, but I shut the door, and he and I watched each other for a bit, and then he started foraging around by the door, lifted the doormats, sniffed all round, and was outside that door for about 10 minutes. It was lovely to see him only inches away from me....
I am in danger of doing the same tonight if I don't get a move on...

Creative...not so good. I tried these new Kuratake brush pens on Bristol Board paper. I didn't like the way they blended. I sprayed water on the picture, the paint moved on this smooth surface, unlike the cartridge paper of yesterday. But I touched the pastel blue brush pen accidentally into the water and it leached a whole pile of paint out of the brush pen, which now had white bristles instead of blue ones. And because the barrel was solid plastic, I couldn't squeeze any more paint out. I was so disappointed, I thought I had ruined the brush. The blue looked very pretty, but when dried, you could see no evidence of the blue brush pen, nor the lilac brush pen, and very little evidence of the pale green. So that was a waste. Obviously these brush pen paints of Kuratake are not heavily pigmented as in the days of yore...

Finally some blue came back into the brush bit.

I tried doing some drawing with the brush pens, but it is too late in the day and I am dog tired...and ham fisted, and stiff fingers after beating those pillows...

It is getting dark quickly out there...I live quite high up, so I lose daylight quicker than those who live by the river...

Go to go.

Hope your day was good.