May. Month 5 of photographing life every day. The month where we all seem to come alive in Maine. I love seeing and hearing neighborhoods with kids getting outside and playing. Bikes come out, sidewalk chalk gets used, people start gathering outside to chat, eat, and laugh. This May was a wet one here in Maine, but my camera and I managed to capture combinations of chilly damp days and the happy relief of getting some sun in our eyes. And, as is always my goal this time of year, I made sure to get by and IN the water.
Eating, hanging out, capturing events, seeing live music, recitals, birthdays, walks to raise money for important causes, traces of shifting seasons, laughing, and even trying indoor climbing for the first time… all got to be part of what made May a pretty busy and great month. Thankful for this project to remind me of the good that continues to happen month after month…
5/1. Thunder and the Niece at the 2nd annual Red Storm Strikes Out Cancer Walk in Scarborough.
5/2. This was a delicious and fun meal.
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5/4. One of my faves from the month. I love people’s different body language and gestures.
5/5. For years the Neph has been holding an annual bake sale to raise money for The Maine Cancer Foundation. This year he raised money for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and for their walk where he was being honored as one of their heroes of the year. Pretty cool kid, right?
5/6. Hi Spring!
5/7. Another rainy day, another photo shoot. Kallie from Portside Real Estate at the end of her photo session before we both jumped into our cars and out of the rain.
5/8. These two. Laughing and reading books after school.
5/9. The Niece turned a whole year older this day. Happy 7th birthday, Button!
5/10. Recital Dress Rehearsal. Waiting to go back stage.
5/11. Family birthday party for this one.
5/12. Mother’s Day. We went out for ice cream with my mom. This one stayed home in her cozy hoodie robe thing.
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5/14. Someone got a dollhouse for her birthday…
5/15. Small Business Awards. Lots of Mainers doing some great things!
5/16. Only one of these is for me.
5/17. The Ghost of Paul Revere and the Perry Brothers playing at the Zachau Construction celebration for 50 years in business | Brick South, Thompson’s Point, Portland, Maine.
5/18. About to walk for Crohn’s & Colitis. This image cracks me up because every face seems to lead you to another face doing another thing…
5/19. My high school pal and I tried this thing and it was only sort of scary and I’m only sort of bad at it. And we laughed about how it’s on land where people maybe partied when we were in school. Maybe.
5/20. Hooligans.
5/21. City Hall | Portland, Maine.
5/22. Bikes, books, unicorn castle time, and heart shades for this one on this day.
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5/24. My friend’s kid, Maggie is one of the coolest people I know. She plays guitar and violin. IN A GIRL BAND.
Maine Academy of Modern Music event | Bayside Bowl | Portland, Maine.
5/25. On this day I met Willard! Then went in the water while my friends floated in a giant unicorn.
5/26. MOVIE time with these two.
5/27. Neighborhood artist.
5/28. Prepping for this year’s Port Fringe. Keep your eyes peeled for the schedule and be sure to go see Seance on a Tuesday afternoon!
5/29. The other Beetle.
5/30. Met this handsome guy on a shoot.
5/31. On a rooftop. Or a boat. Almost doesn’t matter because it’s eat and drink outside season!
Ok, May that was busy and fun and now I’m ready for more sunny days by the water!