My junior year in college has started, so I think I should recap my summer, though it really wasn't to extraordinary of a summer. The first month or two was of me routinely walking my dog, helping my father tend to his garden, and suffering from cabin fever. There was very little aroud to inspire me to do full artwork, only doodles here and there. I actually had more fun cooking than drawing, and I did quite a bit since my family held several parties over the summer.
There were some high points this summer, though. In June my family went to Arizona and we got to see the Grand Canyon, which is far more massive than what I had ever imagined. We rareley went further than the edge of the canyon, but got to see Havasupe Falls and the recently built fiberglass walkway. I was also in Las Vegas for the first time of my life. The suburbs and outskirts were actually pretty nice, even if it was very hot there. Downtown was a different story; the extravagent and sometimes gaudy displays filled me with conflicting feelings of wonder and disgust.
Another event worth mentioning was a trip along the Buffalo River in Arkansas. You may have heard the stories about how the South was suffering from droughts this summer, and while it is extremely hot down there (in fact part of the Buffalo River dried up) I wouldn't have exactly called it a miserable place. Similarly, the stories about how the midwest is devastated by flooding are also overblown: we here in St. Louis, Missouri, would like nothing more than some more rain right now.
All in all, it was a fairly average summer. I am looking foreward to going to college with my brother and cousin, and I might even be doing a stint as a caricaturist at Busch Stadium at the end of September.