As Memorial Day weekend and the summer holidays draw near, we are finding ourselves in our cars for longer stretches of time. Why not while away the car ride with a pen and paper? (Unless you’re anything like me, and have to keep your eyes forward in order to keep your stomach in line. In that case, take mental notes for later.)

Sandy Skoglund, Pink and blue car from True Fiction Two series, 1986. Photograph. www.sandyskoglund.com

Elliott Erwitt, California Kiss, 1955. Photograph.

Alex Colville, Dog in Car, 1999. Acrylic on hardboard. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

(Three Things will be taking a break next week for the Memorial Day holiday. See you in June!)