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Another piece from a while back of summers past for exploring at night while camping.
Hooo-hooo
What was that sound?

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2022-06-23

Sharing some more fun, Taking the Plunge. My skin tingles at the memory of the first bold jump of the summer into the cold lake.

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2022-06-06

I’m actually partial to scoops, but there’s something nostalgically summery about soft serve, from the seasonal opening of the Dairy Queen by my grade school to learning how to make that curlicue on top when I worked at a park snack bar in college.

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2019-07-10

I remember learning to swim in a class and the second I kicked off the wall I splashed around only to sink. But I learned and loved to swim every summer.

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2019-06-14

My next post! My BFF and I liked trying to walk her big German Shepard Sammy. She was a sweet dog unless she spotted any non human living thing and then she could pull us for what felt like miles. RIP Sammy

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2019-06-13

Revisiting a piece I did about 9 yrs ago. A friend recently reached wanting to buy a copy of the original illo for their kiddo, and as much as I love it, I felt it needed an update.

Original title of this piece: “I Think We Found the Hamster”

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2019-06-12

For my first challenge for - creek wading. I spent hours playing in the creek near my house, with friends but often alone. I am so glad we live near a creek now so my kids can experience that too.

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2019-06-08

I love the many colors of water. This is a painting of a couple of dolphins that I did a while ago for this week’s

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2019-06-08

My first offering for 's drawing challenge 2k19! Once we graduated from the tiny plastic kiddie pool, our best bet for swimsuit cooldown time was a dash through the sprinkler with the neighbors. ☀️

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2019-06-06

Here is my memory : trying to see how many kids could ride on one bike !

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2019-06-06

(8/9) Before we could get in the car we had to wash our feet off with ocean water so we didn’t get take sand home. ❤️
https://t.co/Pw1U1xHzeZ

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2018-07-25

(7/9) Whenever we had a party at the beach i would build sand castles using a party cup. Anyone else do this?
https://t.co/kaS2r7MgUu

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2018-07-24

(5/9) Hot sand is worth it to make it to the cool clear blue waters. I would swim for hours until i was pruned and tired.
https://t.co/4PjrgLfZP7

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2018-07-23

Memory series (1/9) Finally finished my childhood memory series. One of my favorite things to do as a child was running barefoot outside lol. I’d always get yelled at but i was always in a hurry. ☀️ https://t.co/mwZVoCkSOp

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2018-07-18