Summer Begins...



Summer is here in the Bay Area - hot temperatures and all!  The SF Bay Area has had a very unusual weather pattern this past year probably due to the la Niña system.  We've had lots of rain and unusually cold temperatures for the Bay Area.  We had rain and snow in the local foothills and there was LOTS of snow in the Lake Tahoe area, as well as Yosemite.  I heard just this week that one of the Yosemite campgrounds has flooded because of all the snow melt.  We'll see how this summer's weather turns out - I hope warm but not too hot!

I have been so busy that I've taken 2 months off from drawing, but hopefully now I'm back into the swing of things.  I drew 2 pictures this week of my twin nieces who are about to turn 4.  As you can tell, they are not identical, and have such different personalities it's amazing they're twins!  I was trying to capture their personalities in the pictures, and think I succeeded!  The one on the left is very much a people person - she loves everyone she meets, yet is very contemplative.  When you meet her for the first time she will study you quietly to figure out who the heck you are.  She also loves to dress up and play pretend.  The one on the right is full of energy and tends to pick out someone in the group and follow them around - she likes people but just tends to stick to one at at time!  She is very detail oriented and interested in puzzles and how things work.  Very cute girls and I love that each has her own personality!

I hope this week finds you in great spirits and that this summer you are able to take off your shoes and walk barefoot in the sand, or hike in the woods somewhere.  That's what summer is all about :)

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