One of my favorite things this time of year is to drive by the school bus stops in our neighborhood. The best part is that my own kids are in school but I love seeing the changes in the children from last spring. The gawky, adolescent kids that turn into swans and studs over the summer are the most fun to see. The boy down the street must have grown 4 inches, got contacts, and learned to stand up straight. The formerly pudgy girl at the next stop now has long, straight hair, lost her braces and was pretending not to notice the boy on our street. Of course they don't say a word to each other. Yet.
These surfers remind me of all of that. They think they are cool but scared of their own shadows and especially terrified of the bikini clad group of girls watching them. One tripped while he was walking in front of them. I bet though, by the end of the summer, they are
takin' names and numbers and walking tall.
This painting is titled "Board Meeting" and is 22 x 28. It is available at
www.jennyschultz.com
2 more talented painters. We will be setting up a gallery space next week.
One of my favorite things this time of year is to drive by the school bus stops in our neighborhood. The best part is that my own kids are in school but I love seeing the changes in the children from last spring. The gawky, adolescent kids that turn into swans and studs over the summer are the most fun to see. The boy down the street must have grown 4 inches, got contacts, and learned to stand up straight. The formerly pudgy girl at the next stop now has long, straight hair, lost her braces and was pretending not to notice the boy on our street. Of course they don't say a word to each other. Yet. 
This heat is almost unbearable. I could deal with it if I were at the beach. Maybe I need to go to my happy place and feel the cool breeze coming off the water, feel the shock of the water as it first hits my toes, getting cooler as it washes over my ankles. Feel the first wave as it knocks me over and goes up my nose. Wait, that wasn't part of the happy place.
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