Sometimes a cashiers lighthearted attempt at small talk will linger in my mind for hours.

The Pitcher’s thistle, also known as the dune thistle, is a rare and unfortunately declining plant within dune habitats in the Great Lakes region.

I’ve been writing a lot about other people’s characters, so here’s my own!

The lake sturgeon, found throughout the Great Lakes can live for up to 150 years and can reach up to 300 pounds!

The western moose is commonly found throughout Canada and the American Rockies, but it can also be found in the western and eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan!

Thanksgiving travel taught me one thing: humanity was not built for the sky.

When you think of dragons, do you think of a giant scaly firebreathing lizard? Or maybe a god-like entity bringing wealth and good luck?

The grey fox is an omnivore that inhabits mostly forested and woody areas throughout North and South America, and tends to pray on small animals while also eating nuts and berries by climbing trees!

“What a curious name for a protein,” I remember thinking to myself when my research mentor first introduced me to the substrate that I would be using for my research project.

Every year in the US, upwards of 600,000 sandhill cranes migrate south during the cool autumn months of September - November, and thousands can be spotted passing through Michigan!

My brother’s doing college applications, which means he’s stressed, I’m stressed, and our house has basically become a live reenactment of my own application meltdown from two years ago

Every day I realize how much I really truly hate to draw.

The barn owl, a nocturnal raptor, is strikingly haunting with its pale, moon-like face and wide eyes.

Getting There on Time Week 4!

Verdict for this week: Beatlemania

"If you don't know how to live on, then live for me." Chillingly grandiose, right? Just imagine someone being your sole reason to live, to exist even.

Getting There on Time Week 3: working a Saturday Game Day shift edition

Verdict for this week: I Wish the Purdue Game Had Lasted Just 10 Minutes Longer </3

The eastern grey squirrel, easily identified by its tawny grey and brown fur and white belly, is found throughout Michigan in both urban and natural areas. They are also an incredibly common friend on campus, and The University of Michigan even has a designated Squirrel Club for lovers of these critters!

My digital take on Nezha with his characteristic fire-tipped spear and wind-fire wheels. Past designs of Nezha are more colorful and flowery, but the movie redesign still maintains the white lotus motif on his jacket.

Back to pencil and paper for now…

Getting There on Time week 2!

The verdict for this week: Absolute Failure