THE ART OF BLENDING -[kingslea]- IN

[Zaley Elizabeth Love]

With all the stress of studies, a pending visit from not only her father, but her mother and step-father; Zaley needed a day away from campus life. And on a day without any classes on the horizon; why not just take some time to herself? So, without much more thought of the matter; Zaley grabbed one of her messenger bags and packed it with a sketch pad, pencil box, satchel of paints, a hand towel, and lastly; her camera. She would probably end up using almost none of the bags contents; but she liked to have her tools available for use. Zaley pulled the bag onto her shoulder and made her way out of her dorm and then toward the student parking. Though everything was within walking distance, and it was pretty outside; the sky had dark clouds and rain looked like it would be on its way. Zaley didn’t want to be caught out in the rain with all her stuff having to walk back to the school.

Zaley drove to Lake Ontario, a place she often ended up being when she simply needed to ease her mind off of school and work. To simply sit by the edge of the water, feet dipped in; enjoying the time to herself. Time to just clear her mind and not have to think about anything, not the impending visits from both sets of parents, the school projects she was working on, and the frustration of having writer’s block. Today she was simply going to enjoy doing absolutely nothing. And if it rained; she wouldn’t care. She’d left her bag in her vehicle, deciding to simply sit and soak everything in. And if that included getting rained on; so be it.