I would’t be at all surprised to find this is a copy of a half-remembered illustration from a much-loved book in my childhood. Thurber’s “The Thirteen Clocks”?

it must be a happy new year bug

somewhere far from here, spring holds court in the land

good yule, merry christmas to all who celebrate that

doodling while visiting. I think reminiscent of a partridge in a pear tree.

I think I’m done with this one now (1/3/19)