009 - Farmer A (Patreon)

The second character design prompt that was selected was:  " A nerdy farmer squirrel girl! She inherited her dad's farm after college. She enjoys, peace and quiet, crickets on summer nights, books, poetry, drawing and hard work! She also keeps a journal on her at all her times. She likes to write about doodle in about the country life." 

Since I had already made Barry a squirrel before getting a prompt that SPECIFIED a squirrel, I decided to make the two related!  Meet Mary Bettaburger, Barry's cousin.  Bettaburger Farms used to be kind of a big deal, but about all there is left anymore is Mary and her hired hands on a small farm.  They mostly sell produce, but some livestock is around the farm for milk, eggs, and the like.

Unlike her outspoken, outgoing cousin, Mary is a quiet stay-at-home type, much more at ease with her work than in front of a camera.  In the precious few free moments afforded her by her duties, Mary likes to relax with a good book.  Her journaling, a habit she picked up in her childhood, has recently expanded to the occasional poem or sketch.  She's not very good at either yet, but they help her relax.