Traveling Thursday: Sunshine State

'Boardwalk'

Photo by Sherie Sloane

Summer is like a haiku, a very short form of Japanese poetry. Brief but meaningful.  A season that brings all sorts of memories, some cheerful and some are not. I recently wrote 'Episodes', a haiku about the varied experiences summertime conveys to us. Read it here.

What's your favorite summertime memory?  

Shadows of Summer

Shadows of Summer

Acrylic on Canvas. Painted today.

Capturing the elusive warmth of Summer in canvas.

Everyone around is asking 'Shouldn't it be in the 90's (degrees) already at this time of the year?'.  Should be, but the weatherman said this will be the coolest and rainiest Summer in history of Chicago.  

Got to make the most of it then, or else, Indian Summer will be what's left.  Then comes the bitter chill of winter.  

I'd rather have this than those.  At least for now.