Penultimate dram in the calendar was consumed after my annual two-day cooking marathon as guests began to arrive for Christmas Eve. In the bottle was Edradour's Ballechin 18 Batch 1 Cask Strength at 50.9% ABV.

Nice smoky, iodine-y peat and almonds on the nose; citrus, peat, a bit of salt, and maybe some menthol on the palate; with honey and black pepper on the finish. Right up my alley.

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#photography #drinks #whisky #whiskyadvent2025 #day24

Day 24: Monday morning traffic over London Bridge as commuters arrive in the City from London Bridge station and the southern suburbs. An Advent Calendar of London a century ago, from 'Wonderful London', 1925, 📷Donald Macleish. #AdventLondon100 #Day24

And this is the second version I did for #Gobtober #Day24 's prompt #dragon

This one makes it clear what the #goblin is running from.

Which do YOU like better?

#Gobtober #Day24 has #dragon as a prompt. As you might guess, that one holds a special place for me, so I did two versions of this one. Not sure which I prefer.

Here's the first one - the #goblin all by themselves:

Since writing this #inktober2025 #reflection it has occurred to me that i managed this issue of visual hierarchy more elegantly in #Day24 #Rowdy than I achieved in either of these examples. The peaceful town in a peaceful style quietly contains several nonessential vignettes.
Traumatober Day 24: daddy issues



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#fanart #artwork #challenge #drawing #mhs #oc #midnighthorrorschool #daddyissues #day24 #traumatober #artpost #arttag
My wife’s drawing for today. #Inktober #Inktober2025 #Day24 #rowdy