I love this time of year. I’m so happy when the heat of summer finally breaks. Saturday was a lovely day and I took advantage of the weather to polish my car’s headlights. (I named my car Casper. It’s white. LOL) With all the touring I’ve done in the last several years, I’ve put a lot of hard miles on poor Casper and his headlights had become cloudy and scratched. Also on the dim side. I don’t do much night driving, but with the days turning shorter, there will  be more chance of being out after dark, and bright headlights are a good thing. I figured I had better get it done before winter closed in. Casper’s got a sparkling new outlook now. And I get a thrill every time I look at him. I know. Doesn’t take much, does it?

When my daughter was much younger, October 1st was the day we would go to the basement together and pull out all the Halloween decorations. She’s “too old” to do that kid stuff any more, and frankly, it’s just not as much fun doing it by myself. But, I still think about it. So here’s a nice cat for you to color.

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Click on the images above to find out more about my book “Rabbit’s Song” written by S. J. Tucker and Trudy Herring. Did you know, Rabbit’s Song was originally a song? Ms. Tucker sings it!

Tomorrow will bring the equinox where the day and the night are equal in length. With it the end of summer is officially here. In the northern hemisphere we’re getting ready for the coming winter and bring in the harvest. These little chipmunks are stuff themselves full and gathering as many nuts and seeds as they can to get ready for the coming cold months.

It’s been cold and rainy for the last few days, the temperatures have been far below normal for over a week. I guess that’s why I’m thinking wintery thoughts. Summer seems to have flown away far too fast even for my tastes.

This coming weekend (September 24) I will be giving a workshop and signing books in Columbia, MO at Peace Park. If you’re in the area, please swing by and say hello.

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Looking for a great book to teach your child about the meaning behind the equinox holiday of Mabon? Try Smoky and the Feast of Mabon by Catherynne M. Valente – click the images!

As many of my writerly friends are aware, I have been revising and creating images for a new picture book work in progress.

Since I don’t have a petting zoo in my back yard, and most goats I’ve met dislike being clothed as if they are off to a Ren Faire, I decided I needed some “models.” I need reference models, mostly because I tend to illustrate my books with extreme points of view and research for photo reference of clothed goats is leaving a lot to be desired.

So I spent last Saturday playing with clay. The sloppy muddy, real dirt kind.

This is what I made.

Clockwise from lower right: baby goat, medium goat, great big goat, and sea goat.

I had them set away safe and sound until I took pictures for this post. Being a woman of awkwardness and flying elbows, I managed to knock baby goat off the dresser and onto the floor where he is currently a pile of dust. Guess what I’ll be doing again tomorrow?

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School started today in my town. It’s right around the corner for many other communities if it hasn’t started already.

This happy guy is so excited to be back to work. He’s missed all his noisy passengers all summer long. You could say he thinks it’s just SWELL (Illustration Friday).

Parents and teachers, I hope you’ll be frequent visitors to my blog to download and utilize my coloring pages with your budding young artist! Click the image to open a .jpg to print and color. Send your colored image (less than 1mb) to coloringpages@handcraftedpagan.com and I’ll post it to my blog!

 Learn more about my fun picture book Rabbit’s Song by S.J. Tucker – click the cover.

As always, I love to receive suggestions for new (and comments) coloring pages.