Forgot the Body, a Watercolor of a Grazing Pasture
Second attempt at a watercolor of a grazing pasture I pass by frequently. Picture taken in late summer.

Id and Ego Babble:

See, immediately trying another version and I produce a better result. Is it amazing? No. Do I like it better than the previous version? Definitely. Good on me. Keep it up. And don't rush. Relax. Take my time. But I'm impatient. Yup.

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  • Title: Forgot the Body, a Watercolor of a Grazing Pasture
  • Meta Title: Body of Billionaire Cattle Rancher Found, Cattle Okay
  • Meta Description: I pass by a beautiful grazing pasture with a small river frequently and, ever since taking up art, have wanted to paint it. I'm not good at watercolor.
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  • Meta Image Alt: Second attempt at a watercolor of a grazing pasture I pass by frequently. Picture taken in late summer.
  • Layout: art.njk
  • Date: Sunday, December 07, 2025
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First attempt at a watercolor of a grazing pasture I pass by frequently. Picture taken in late summer.

Id and Ego Babble:

I've been excited to paint a watercolor of this grazing pasture I regularly pass and then I paint it and expectations met reality. So the dabbed leaves and crude everything isn't what I envisioned. Be cool with that. This is fun. Not producing amazing works of art is still supposed to be (somewhat) fun. Frustrating.

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Body of Billionaire Cattle Rancher Found, Cattle Okay

ABF Newswire: November 7, 2025

WYOMING, November 7, 2025 (ABF Newswire) – Local billionaire found dead on his ranch by cattle hand Jesus Gutierrez. "I thought it was a large piece of driftwood I never noticed before," recounts Gutierrez, "turns out it was a body. I checked on the cattle and they're fine."

The billionaire was scorned in the local media after the city council approved his plan to extend the grazing range of his hundred head of prized cattle into a popular local open space that runs adjacent to part of his property. The expansion would have privatized the land removed it from public use. While the existence of the cattle were a vanity project for the deceased, those who used the open space trails enjoyed seeing them. "God bless those beautiful creatures," said Martha Spruce, the billionaire's neighbor. As the town's longtime choir pianist, she enjoys singing silly songs about the cattle as she warms up before each church performance.

The coroner concluded the man died by multiple bullet wounds from both pistol and rifle calibers. Police closed the case as a death by stray bullets.

The plans to extend the ranch into the open space have been couched. "We'll sure miss his donations to our council," the city's mayor said, "and I'm glad the cows are okay."

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