Three friends sit on the end of a pier and enjoy the day near Arnolds Park Amusement Park in Arnolds Park, Iowa Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
Some Siouxland summer days are lazy days, meant to be enjoyed without much fuss or muss. With or without friends, doing something one likes. That is what summer days are for no matter one’s age, or whether it’s pleasure or work. Sometimes both can be accomplished.
Artist Karen Cooper spends her time painting a scene near the Arnolds Park Amusement Park in Arnolds Park, Iowa Tuesday, July 7, 2020. A local media publication photographer spends he day joining her for a feature story. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
Too many days throughout the year are spent working and achieving, and the idle or down time goes missing. Time that is spent recharging and being. No time schedule or agenda other than to enjoy the day. And maybe to relive that moment later as one grows older and time off seems a distant, faded memory.
Jerry Mennenga
Sioux City, Iowa
A man walks his small dog near West Laike Okoboji near Arnolds Park Amusement Park in Arnolds Park, Iowa Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
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