Meanwhile, the ratadillos have grown. They spend their days playing in the paddocks, now and then in the green plastic heat-vent-tubing their mother Lily obtained, thinking it would accustom them to the labyrinthine burrows of the pampas where she'll take them now and then to visit the pink fairy armadillo whanau (extended family).
In the illustration you see Dasychord steering her brother Isgar in the direction of a playmate he has yet to meet. (Isgar is wearing a sock, not because the artist made a hash of his face, oh no, but because it's more fun to experience dark moments of suspense when you're about to meet a new lifelong friend.)
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Aha, and the family and extended family grows! Just like RMB. :)
Love, love the illustration. So charming, even with the black sock, it suits Isgar well.
I'm glad you approve of Isgar's sock, Jayne. You are a sort of naming fairy godmother and the 'dillos know it's best to keep in good with fairy godmothers.
Of course it's more fun to experience dark moments of suspense when you're about to meet a new lifelong friend. I could not love these creatures more. xo
P.S. You and Jayne might find future names in the word verifications, such as today's 'entsnot' and 'tyboa.'
I'm glad you agree, and find them agreeable, Marylinn. As for entsnot and tyboa they sound like concoctions from a mud playhut. Will keep them in mind, thank you! :-)
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