#43: A Walk, Cartoonified

Looking for comfort in my neighbors' yards

Oct 25, 2023

Hello,

Thanks for your patience with this newsletter. What a heavy time. I hope you are taking care of yourselves.

Yesterday I went for a walk in my neighborhood. The days have been getting shorter. I find myself missing autumn before it’s even ended — probably because winter in Seattle feels like a sheet of gray has been stretched across the city, and I want to soak up the colors before they fade.

pink heart drawn on top of a scenic park

And the colors, by the way, are great. So great, in fact, that they inspired the following characters:

photo of a sunflower, which is saying "coffee? no I haven't had any, why?"

A fig leaf with cartoon eyes. Says, "let's listen to sublime and chill." — This song, obviously.

photo of a garden cosmos with cute cartoon eyes

a red maple leaf resting slightly over another leaf with protective cartoonish eyes.

a salmon pink dahlia with an excited cartoon expression

a coral orange dahlia with suspicious cartoon eyes.

A fuchsia dahlia with big lashes and cartoon eyes.

I highly recommend taking your own walk and assigning personalities to the flowers and leaves of your neighborhood. Also recommend: the app Picture This, which helped me identify plant types (so if I got any wrong, blame big bad tech!).

I will leave you with this sweet song I’ve had on repeat.

#43: A Walk, Cartoonified

Looking for comfort in my neighbors' yards

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