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Iconic Summer

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We just got back from a week of traveling across the midwest to visit with our closest friends and family. Our trip included every favorite summer activity imaginable including camping, barbecuing, playing baseball, going to the beach, dining al fresco and spending time with friends. One of our stops along the way was a two day camping trip with our good friends and their two daughters. We spent our days chatting by the fire, throwing a Frisbee, and completely relaxing. There’s nothing like watching two little girls experiencing summer at it’s finest, unknowingly living the memories that they will look back on fondly. I’ve never seen pure and utter bliss like I did when the girls bit into those s’mores. I grabbed my camera and as I clicked away they didn’t even know I was there. It’s like they were in a s’more trance. To me, the image above represents summer.

Which photo represents your idea of the perfect summer? 

Comments

  9. this is my favorite summer photo so far this year:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28987938@N00/2595946144/in/set-72157605715893882/

    But i always know summer is back in full swing when my son "the river dolphin" is doing water tricks and moving in for his dolphin snacks again. =)

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28987938@N00/2567042851/in/set-72157605539192723/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28987938@N00/2567864510/in/set-72157605539192723/

    Thanks for all the photos. I LOVE the fly fishing and the black and white hands full of ripe red strawberries! Mmmm. making me think breakfast. =)

  20. texas is hip deep in 100 degree days but thanks to my sweet husband putting up a shade on our back porch, I can still sit outside with a cool drink at my elbow and listen to our water feature bubble way and read:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandelionseeds/2601175245/

    nothing sounds better than a texas evening, with the sky deepening and the crickets singing and the deep, dark smell of the magnolias:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandelionseeds/2579925661/

    and of course a lazy summer day is not complete without a belly rub or two:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandelionseeds/2576743758/

  23. oh s’mores! i still remember the first time i had them at girl scout camp as a kid. what a great memory.

    as for summer, here in texas the only way to cool off is by getting in the kayak and paddling down the river. i think a texas summer is the equivalent to a maine winter, we mostly stay indoors to survive and if we venture out it’s towards a body of water.

    here’s my son in his element
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerashymomma/2598758959/