A tribute to swimming holes and enjoying childhood.  Thom added a stone mill and a water wheel “because it makes the memory perfect.”  People have asked Thom whether the boy with the fishing pole is he as a youngster, but Thom said, “I’d rather you decide.”  This work is the third in the series.

"When I was a lad, we had our choice of Arcadian swimming holes, deep and safe, framed by old trees and big diving rocks. It was heavenly. Blessings of Summer, third in my Blessings of the Seasons collection, is my tribute to those long-ago summer days."

— Thomas Kinkade