A silent storm passes Snail’s face as she watches the two boy fish wrestle and flip grime on her glistening tank walls.

Friday Phrases (#FP) Theme “silent storm”

Illustration by Bobbi Bowman@2016 on iPad app “Drawing Pad”

“Because we have different physical attributes, the games we play are more cerebral.”

At least that’s what Snail says.

Friday Phrases (#FP) Theme “games we play”

Illustration by Bobbi Bowman@2016 on iPad app “Drawing Pad”

Snail used to live in the city.

Lights, Snail complained, glowed constantly and bothered her sleep.

Snail is worldly.

Friday Phrases (#FP) Theme “city lights”

Illustration by Bobbi Bowman@2016 on iPad app “Drawing Pad”

Experimenting with graffiti, Snail spent hours spelling “clean me” in reverse with tank slime.  We giggled for hours.

Friday Phrases (#FP) Theme “graffiti”

Illustration by Bobbi Bowman@2016 on iPad app “Drawing Pad”

Instead of two boy fish, perhaps the best thing ever would have been to wish for one male fish and one male snail.

Friday Phrases (#FP) Theme “best thing”

Illustration by Bobbi Bowman@2016 on iPad app “Drawing Pad”

I’m humbled when I think of Snail giving the ultimate price–spending a lifetime making the world a better place.

Friday Phrases (#FP) Theme “ultimate price”

Illustration by Bobbi Bowman@2016 on iPad app “Drawing Pad”

I thought two male fish would change everything.  Sadly home looks more like a still life than an action movie.

Friday Phrases (#FP) Theme “still life”

Illustration by Bobbi Bowman@2016 on iPad app “Drawing Pad”

Snail warns that to court favor with two males in one tank is like entering the opium parlour of Queen Victoria.

Huh?

Friday Phrases (#FP) Theme “the opium parlour of Queen Victoria”

Illustration by Bobbi Bowman@2016 on iPad app “Drawing Pad”