Summer is...

Contest entry for . An incredibly broad subject: summer, plain and simple.

How do you quantify summer, in all its warm wonderful glory, in just one single image? It seemed to me that one image was not enough. After all, people create whole photo albums to capture their summer activities. There is just so much to do in a time frame that is three months long, though it may seem not long enough for some. Teachers coerce their students to write essays describing how they passed the time.

What do they say? Some say they went places, perhaps the Grand Canyon, perhaps a camp. Others say they played games. Another portion curl up with a stack of books, whether it is verbose literature or comic books. Most importantly, though, summer is a chance to hang out with friends. Sure, you see them at school, but summer is the optimal time to engage in activities with them.

Of course, the above statements best apply to those still in school. Once you've joined the working world, summer vacation is a few weeks at best, nonexistent at worst. On the upside, no homework!

Whether you still occupy the hallowed halls of education or have joined the laboring masses, enjoy the remainder of this summer and your summers to come, and don't forget to enjoy them with your friends. Maybe even make some new ones along the way.

Now enjoy the story of summer for a boy and his dog...er, wolf.