Pic: Sunshine Challenge, prompt 2

[paulamcg]

To me, orange has always meant something extraordinary. The only orange pieces of clothing I have are these in the picture, and in my flock of sheep there's a single orange one.



I'd like to keep my journal related to fanfiction and fanart, and besides the Sunshine Challenge, here the only connection to fandom is that sheep became special to me due to my ex-beta, and they play some minor bleating roles in some of my fics. But I just couldn't resist making an orange post and using here the fitting icon I'd snagged from oldtoadwoman for the event.

Comments

[cornerofmadness]

I love that you have an orange sheep

[paulamcg]

Thank you for your lovely comment! She's got a rose on her head, too.

[cornerofmadness]

Oh how fun.

[paulamcg]

:)

[pauraque]

I love that. Instead of the one black sheep in the flock, you have the one orange sheep. :)

[paulamcg]

Hee! Thank you! Maybe the one orange sheep makes the whole flock extraordinary.

[enemytosleep]

The garments are stunning, and the little orange sheep is adorable. I have a custom plush my forever beta made for me years ago and I keep it still. ♥ Thanks so much for sharing!

[paulamcg]

Thank you! The two tops are from second-hand shops, and the third garment is a belly-dancing belt. And some plushes are forever, and so is my gratefulness to my very special writer friend and beta, even though she's left fandom.

[walgesang]

Awww, what an adorable flock of sheep! Very lovely picture. ♥

[paulamcg]

Thank you! I must confess I've got even more sheep, but just these ones came to the balcony when I brought my orange things out where I was writing. (The small white thing on the background is the memory stick attached to the laptop, next to my glass of Firewhiskey substitute.)

[sportivetricks]

OMG look how they're all gathered around, loving and protecting Little Orange. My heart!!

That is some gorgeous beading.

[paulamcg]

Aww! Trust you to see here a story and adorable relationships!

The belly-dancing belt was a gift (after I'd bought just a black one), but the two tops are from second-hand shops, where I couldn't resist them while I didn't know where to ever wear them. And I've worn the one on the right on stage in a scene set in the '60s/'70s.

[sportivetricks]

The one at three o'clock, with that fuzzy head cozied up to Orange's little hand.... I'm dying. This is like "cute puppy pic for a bad day" material. Bookmarking for that purpose. Stuffies are the best.

I couldn't resist them while I didn't know where to ever wear them.

And boy do I feel that down to my bones. Stunning finds. That print screams 1969.

[paulamcg]

Thank you for another super lovely comment! ♥

I first thought you'd written not "puppy pic" but "puppy fic", and I immediately started getting ideas of using these stuffies as material when outlining some cute Wolfstar fic!

And now I'm sure it was good that a couple of years ago I couldn't resist the screaming of these prints and beads and ruffles, as sharing them like this has turned out a joy.

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[oldtoadwoman]

Oh, I love this picture and I'm glad you liked the icon.

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[paulamcg]

Thank you! I picked this gorgeous icon among yours so as to use it in all my challenge posts – partly because it suits an old drabble of mine (from which I took the description. And now I've changed the icon for that drabble post).

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[oldtoadwoman]

Yay! I'm glad it was so fitting.

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[paulamcg]

♥

[a_belladonna]

Orange is such a cheerful colour. :) I almost instantly feel my spirits lifted when I see a bright orange such as the ones in your photo. :)
And an orange sheep is definitely better than a black one. ;)

[paulamcg]

Oh, I'm glad to hear that! And my orange sheep, too, wants to thank you for your kind words. ♥

[a_belladonna]

Send my regards to the sheep! :) ♥

[paulamcg]

The sheep say, "Baa!" ♥