My kids are at that age when they still love to get mail. It’s all still good mail – magazines, Birthday cards, postcards, etc. – and they often contain a pleasant surprise; a couple of dollars from Grandma, or some stickers, for example. I’d hate to think that there may come a day when my kid’s kids will get all their mail digitally; when they would miss out on the excitement of finding an envelope or package in the mailbox with their name on it; or the anticipation of ripping open the envelope to see what’s inside. I know it’s not politically correct to be in favor of real-life paper mail. And there are some things that deserve to be digital. I don’t need paper copies of my bills. And junk mail should be banished all together. But some things are worth keeping. I still have post cards from all sorts of exotic places that I got as a kid. And I still have all the cards and little notes that my wife wrote to me before (and after) we were married. Some things deserve to be committed to pen and paper; not flickering across some computer screen or texted (and misspelled) from one phone to another. That’s why I make note cards. And that’s why I’m honored every time somebody decides that the image on the outside of one my cards is special enough to accompany the special message on the inside. Red Eft Note Card Recently I was contacted by the Foundation for the Conservation of Salamanders (FCS) asking if I would like to donate a piece of artwork for an upcoming auction event. It just happened that I had already picked out a photo of a red eft, that I'd taken in my backyard, to draw. I just had never gotten around to it. Now I had a reason. I've been wanting to do more drawings in the style of Gary the Frog (see the Green Frog listing), and colorful, slimy little amphibians make especially good subjects. If you'd like to learn more about the Foundation and the important work that they're doing on behalf of their colorful but mute little charges, look here: http://www.fcsal.org/ , or here: https://www.facebook.com/ChopsticksForSalamanders 15% of all sales of this card will be donated to FCS 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” Note Card Printed on heavy card stock Blank inside Envelope included with each card Each card is signed by the Artist Available singly ($4 each), packages of four ($12), or packages of eight ($18) I'm happy to make mixed packages. Just add a note stating which cards you would like. Other formats available (listed separately): Pen and Ink Print