I feel there is balance in the world – the yin yang so to speak. This beautiful frame needed a simple and humble character to balance it out. Lions, typically a symbol of royalty and power can also be simple down to earth folks. Russell is a hard working farmer. Some call him stoic but his best friend Willy knows that he a great sense of humor with a laugh that can cause the barn to shake. Always ready to lend a paw or an ear, he is most definitely the salt of the earth.