Extremely! Give me a book and a beach towel, picnic blanket, hammock, or just some soft grass and I'm in heaven.
Searching for some "summer reading" images, I stumbled upon this very cool illustration:
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| Doug Salati (used with permission) |
Love the books-as-ocean imagery; it makes me think of beach reading as surfing on storytelling waves. Now I feel a little less for staying lazy with a book in the sun when I'm at the beach. This illustration was commissioned for an article on summer reads, and the illustrator, Doug Salati, has a neat post on the evolution from conceptual rough sketches to final art.
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| awesome rough sketch |
It's cool to think of how all art--writing, drawing, sculpting, painting, acting, etc.--requires revision.
Anyway, this is my long-winded lead up to asking you: Where do you like to read in summer? Beach? Lake? Backyard?
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With the ocean in the background, or in the backyard hammock. Oh, sign me up.
Somewhere air conditioned? I realize that makes me sound high maintenance, lol.
The hubby and I got a little Walmart patio set for our back deck, and I've taken to going out there an reading when it's nice out. Sadly, lately it's been nothing but cold and rainy. But TODAY is perfect! Looks like there might be some reading outside today. :)
In the early morning, when it's still cool(ish), I like to read on the back patio. Otherwise, I like the air-conditioning. :)
Anywhere outside works for me! As long as it isn't TOO hot. Ha, I totally hear Crystal. Sometimes summer, especially in NYC, is brutal.
I love reading at the beach! The waves are so relaxing and they are the perfect white noise.
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