Wednesday, December 31, 2003

Free Falling

Stu had some short-lived thoughts about NOT letting go.

One last look into the eyes of the huge spider sent him on his way... continuing his descent into the chasm...

Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Free

Stu managed to wiggle free of the web and hung on.

He wondered if what he was about to do was really the right thing...

Monday, December 29, 2003

One try only

Stu knew he had only one try... one try only... so he hurled the handful of sand into the spiders eyes as hard as he could. This would buy him some time to try to wiggle free from the web.

Sunday, December 28, 2003

Cave Sand

From all his crawling around... his pockets were full of sand from the floor of the cave.

This gave him a great idea... just like in the movies.

:)

Saturday, December 27, 2003

Pockets

Stu quickly checked his pockets for something useful that could help in this situation.

Nothing but pocket fluff... no wait...

Friday, December 26, 2003

What a tangled web we weave...

Stu knew that landing in the web was better than falling to his death... but was beginning to have second thoughts.

Thursday, December 25, 2003

Merry Christmas!

My cockatiel Maya wishes to express a feathery Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

God Bless You Everyone.

Wednesday, December 24, 2003

Net?

What an incredible stroke of luck... someone had conveniently placed some sort of net across the opening!

It was extremely sticky and strong, but it had broken his fall none the less!

Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Stu clutched tightly the useless rock fragments and screamed at the top of his lungs.

He was falling into complete darkness...

Monday, December 22, 2003

Woof

Stu flew thru the air with the greatest of ease... and then landed NOT exactly on the other side of the chasm.

His feet had nothing to step on for support and his little fingers were beginning to cramp!

"Oh my gosh!", he said as his grip on the rocks began to slip.

Sunday, December 21, 2003

Francis!!!

The vine snapped when Stu was fully NOT ready for it to snap.

Instinct told him what to do next... flail and SCREAM, maybe even brace for impact?!

Saturday, December 20, 2003

Rebel Yell

Lemmings aren't much for making noise... but it seemed like the appropriate thing to do before swinging on a vine over a bottomless pit!

Friday, December 19, 2003

Chasm

After exploring all the tunnels [which incidentally all looped back to the main entry],

Stu came to the last possible path thru the mountain... but it was impassable.

Thursday, December 18, 2003

Dead Ends

Many of the dead-end tunnels in the cave were littered with bones...

perhaps of those that were less fortunate in finding their way in the labyrinth.

Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Cave Bear

It wasn't long before Stu discovered who's cave it was!

He tiptoed very carefully past a HUGE cave bear.

Tuesday, December 16, 2003

Snowballs

Meanwhile... back in the cave.

Stu, being a very resourceful lemming... found tons of good packing snow for marking the trail.

He didn't have to worry about them thawing either... until spring.

Monday, December 15, 2003

Joey

Here is another sketch of Joey the young rambunctious kangaroo.

He's looking out a window from his pouch-bedroom.

:)

Sunday, December 14, 2003

Wormy Apple

Here's a worm that was in the apple I was munching on.

You know what's worse don't you... HALF a worm.

:)

Saturday, December 13, 2003

Deloris

The loris climbed down near where I was sketching.

Looked like this....

Friday, December 12, 2003

Loris

I know this creature looks somewhat malnourished... but it showed up on my sketch pad.

I think it's a Loris. If it sticks around for any length of time... I'll sketch it more.

Thursday, December 11, 2003

Kangaroo

A switch in the action to show you a sketch I did of a kangaroo.

I KNOW you are deeply involved with the adventures of Stu... [how very narcissistic of me]

...but I wanted to post this.

:)

Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Tunnels upon Tunnels

It was a veritable lemming wonderland... tunnels all over the place.

The biggest problem was going to be NOT GETTING LOST.

Had he dug these tunnels, he would know them all... but this could be dangerous.

He needed a plan... a map or a way to mark the trail.

A Tight Squeeze

Stu finally broke thru the cave opening.

From what he could see, the cave was fairly large and mostly dry... except for the snow he pushed in.

Monday, December 8, 2003

Diggin' It

Stu couldn't fit thru the tiny opening of the cave.

He worked up a good sweat digging out enough snow for him to fit thru.

Sunday, December 7, 2003

Hidden Cave

Stu needed a dry warm place to get out of the bitter winter cold.

He barely spotted the entrance to a cave... the snow was nearly covering the opening.

Saturday, December 6, 2003

Dive for Safety

When the iceberg drifted close enough to shore that he figured he could make it... Stu dove for it.

He gave it everthing he had... it was all or nothing!

Friday, December 5, 2003

Meltdown

Iceberg riding is only fun until the sun comes out.

Stu found himself in a real pickle and shore was waaaaaay too far off.

Thursday, December 4, 2003

Sharks

The whole adventure of catching an iceberg for a lift suddenly became a BAD idea.

Wednesday, December 3, 2003

Iceberg

Stu came to the edge of the sea and spotted an iceberg.

He hopped on and wondered where it was headed.

Tuesday, December 2, 2003

Walking backwards

Stu had a great time walking backwards to hide his direction of travel.

He snickered out loud as he carefully balanced himself.

Anyone following the tracks would find that they end right at the home of a cave bear!

Monday, December 1, 2003

Snow Blanket

Stu was chilled to the bone.

He never expected to wake up with a blanket of snow covering everything.

He needed to find a nice warm cave to sleep in... this was just rediculous.