It has been a fast and busy summer. I just returned from a week at the beach. It was wonderful. I rode jet skis. I saw lots of dolphins, sting rays, and a few sharks.
There was actually a shark that swam around me and Zander. We were in a shallow area about 2 feet deep and it came between us and the beach. It was around three feet long. I am glad that it was not hungry for me or Zander.
A day later, we watched a man and woman fishing from the balcony. The shark came close to them a number of times. They had bait. CRAZY!
On Friday night, I rode the Sky Coaster with my youngest daughter. We were strapped into slings. They hooked up to cables. Then, we were pulled up around 100 feet. To be honest, 100 feet is higher than it looks from the ground.
The guy running the attraction said, "Three, two, one, fly."
My daughter pulled the rip-cord and we flew. I will admit that it was fun. The hardest part is going up. You do not think that it will ever stop.
More tomorrow. Take care.
Sleepytown Cover
Available for order now.
Dragon washing dishes.
This is one of my illustrations from "SleepyTown."
About Me
- Randy Young-Author/Illustrator
- If you were to meet me, you would probably never guess something unique about me. Most people do not know that I was born with Polio. It was a rare thing, but I survived, and here I am. Polio affected my left leg from the knee down. I was paralized and did not have much control over my foot. When I began to learn to walk, I had a lot of difficulty. This lead to several operations in Birmingham, Alabama to give me more control over my foot. I wore a special brace from a child until Junior high School. The operations that I went through helped me be able to move from the brace to a regular shoe. I do not wear a brace anymore, but I do get tired and limp a little. I never let it slow me down much. It hurts some days, but no one ever knows. I keep it to myself. Of course, I could not play sports in high school. I had to turn toward other interests. This lead to working for ten years in the Public Library of Anniston and a great love for books. That in turn lead to Art and it all finally came together in my Children's Picture Book SleepyTown.
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