drawn together

I’ve been on an unofficial quest lately to discover some new blogs/daily reading and listening material. Many of these have been illustration blogs, but with a few others showing up in the mix.
I love the playful style of Steve Mack’s Spot Illustration: It reminds me of some of my favorite picture books as a kid. That's his whale pictured above.

I’m also really digging Damien Weighill’s many blogs, which show a particularly British sense of wit and whimsy. He's been drawing the faces of readers who send in their photos. Genius.

Wondering if I could come up with a similar contest/interactive type thingy here at TRAYB.com. Anyone have any ideas?

Finally, and this one is more for word nerds, I've gotten hooked on The Writer’s Almanac, featuring Garrison Keillor. I listen the podcast every day and it's become one of my morning rituals that I most looked forward to. Tuesday of last week offered a poem, “Dishwater” by Ted Kooser, that stuck with me for days.