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Fantastic, what a great story! And so many sketches! Thank you for sharing with us.

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Thank you for reading, Isabelle! :)

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Great story, thanks. And nicely illustrated. I love that idea of drowning winter to show "that's it, enough, we're fed up, lets move on to Spring!"

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Thank you Mike, haha, it is a great custom indeed!

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I love your storytelling as much as your delightful sketches! Well done

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Thank you MJ for the nice comment :)

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I really enjoyed these drawings (especially when you combined colors) - there are some delightful details

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Thank you Marina. The two-coloured ones were my favourite to work on too :)

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Brrrrr!! I love the tradition of killing winter this way, but I can't jump into cold water, even with hat and gloves! Walruses and cormorants... you have helped me envision this lively beach well! Thank you for a fascinating story!

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Thank you for reading, Tina! Haha, me neither to be honest, but I must say that when the sun was out and everybody was going in all together I felt quite tempted! This urge would probably not arise if it was cloudy and windy though!

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Wonderful paintings. I like to think about walruses and the shedding of winter. Spring has arrived. Take care, fellow Substacker Linda Berlin

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Thank you Linda. Have a wonderful spring :)

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