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People like this one, because it is a swan, and it is forming a heart in the water. Awww. How sweet. That actually was intentional, too.

My father and I used to go to Oakland lake every spring when the cygnets had just hatched. We would bring a loaf of bread with us and tear off tiny bits to throw into the water so they could eat them. On a related note, once when we were at the beach and my dad was barbecuing some hot dogs, a seagull swooped down and grabbed one off the grill and swallowed it down in one gulp.

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Jilli and I had to write a “paper” (translation: three pages of 2.5-spaced BS) for Photo that involved going to the Met and looking at a History of Photography exhibit. We also had to draw a copy of one of the photographs there. Optimistic as usual, I chose “Covington, Kentucky” by Nicholas Nixon. Not just one, but five– count ‘em, five– people. Little kids, no less, whom I’ve always had trouble drawing because their heads are so darned large. As you can probably tell, I started with the kid in the center and spent a great deal of time getting him perfect, and then realized that the museum was going to close soon and hurriedly finished the rest. My favorite part of this one: the girl all the way on the right. I spent maybe a minute on her, and yet it’s the most realistic part of the drawing.