I know the statue seems either Italian or Greek while the background has an African feel, but hey, that's the joy of creating composites, you can mix methaphors to your heart's content. To tell the truth, the background isn't African at all: it's patterns I created using shadows cast by a chaise longue on the cement surrounding our community pool!

This will be my last PaD until next Friday, July 13. Tomorrow morning I'm off bright and early to go visit friends in northern Michigan. If I'm lucky, I'll bring back some lovely photos of a sunset or two over Lake Michigan. Until then, I send good wishes to all for a glorious week of summer fun..that is, if you live in a part of the world where July brings heat not chill!