I mean what are the chances? Once every four years, maybe, the words synchronized swimming come out of my mouth. And yes, probably in some sort of remark designed to cause a group chuckle and show a certain amount of incredulity about the "sport". As in, "Is that really a sport?" or something to that effect. Well, I saw SS today on the live / not really live, Olympic feed. It reminded me of a chance encounter I had not long ago. Somehow the conversation turned to sports and I made an offhand comment about all the new sports they're allowing into the Olympics and finished it with "Oh well, if they let synchronized swimming into the Olympics and call it a sport than they ought to let the ones who did inhale (snowboarders) in too. My ears still ring with the multi-verb tongue lashing I received from the ex-SS champion. Who woulda thunk? Have you ever known a synchronized swimmer? I'm reminded of a line from a Bob Dylan song. "You ever seen a ghost? No, but you have heard of them." Now what does that have to do with this nice new painting? The harmonious synchronicity displayed by the juxtaposition of the cows in the field with the sultry summer evening sky as a backdrop parallels nicely with the beautiful and athletic image of synchronized swimmers...That's how. Being offered here on auction.
