{"id":2060,"date":"2026-04-24T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-skunk-with-hot-cross-buns\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:00:06","slug":"sketchbook-skunk-with-hot-cross-buns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-skunk-with-hot-cross-buns\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketchbook \/\/ skunk with hot cross buns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This turned out a little more wistful than I had expected. It&#8217;s kind of in honor of my mom, who loves hot cross buns. And me, maybe, because I am quite fond of skunks. <\/p>\n<p>In looking up photos, I was surprised at the variable amount of white in the striped skunk (<em>Mephitis mephitis<\/em>), but not really surprised at the frequency of mislabelled striped skunks!<\/p>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A pencil drawing of a Striped Skunk holding a large Hot Cross Bun. She is standing on her hind paws, holding the bun in her front paws. Her tail is upright behind her. There is a small heart sketched near her head, indicating her love of this baked treat.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c10.patreonusercontent.com\/4\/patreon-media\/p\/post\/155306768\/651eb78165d54bb5a76b9ff7fc9fa22a\/eyJhIjoxLCJ3Ijo4MjB9\/1.jpeg?w=770&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This turned out a little more wistful than I had expected. It&#8217;s kind of in honor of my mom, who loves hot cross buns. And me, maybe, because I am quite fond of skunks. In looking up photos, I was surprised at the variable amount of white in the striped&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.metasilk.com\/wpages\/wp-content\/uploads\/7d2adee4d04e79638b101167c83d9c12.jpeg?fit=820%2C1253&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pakBUO-xe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1104,"url":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/sketchbook-a-mouse-who-shared\/","url_meta":{"origin":2060,"position":0},"title":"Sketchbook \/\/ a mouse who shared","author":"Kir","date":"17 December 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Tis not the season for butterflies and ice cream, here. 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It's soothing and precise, though. A good thing to do while watching The Pink Panther too. 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