Reetz girls use neighbors driveway as blank canvas for their chalk art creations. 7:00 pm, Jul. 16, 2021 ×
Wilmont sisters Abby (from left), Morgan and Kierra Reetz are ready to put their artistic talent to work on their neighbor s driveway with a bucket of chalk art and some painters tape on July 7, 2021. (Julie Buntjer/The Globe)
WILMONT A year ago when Abby, Morgan and Kierra Reetz were stuck at home with nothing to do during the global pandemic they decided to bring their tub of giant chalk out of storage and do some outdoor decorating.
Their own driveway, though, had meandering cracks and occasional pits that were not at all conducive to advancing their artistic abilities. Just across their lawn to the south, though, laid a beautiful concrete canvas sectioned into 10 rectangles that beckoned for them to come on over.
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