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I was putting out the last of our Halloween decorations, and noticed that the late afternoon sun was casting some intriguing shadows off one of the rubber rats that I'd positioned on the steps leading to our door. These decorations are fairly lifelike little rodents, so I decided to draw it as a wildlife sketch - just for fun.
The rat's shadow moved quite a bit between when I started this sketch and when I finished it, so the shadow in my sketchbook doesn't quite match the shadow on the ground when I snapped the photo. If you look closely at the tail in my sketch, and then compare it with the tail's shadow in the photo, you'll see what I mean.
This was a lot of fun to do, and a lovely way to enjoy the gorgeous weather. 
Have a Happy Halloween, however you spend it!