It’s only July 8th as I sit down to write this blog post and already June feels like it was forever ago. I did a thing this past week for July 4th - I took a semi vacation! There was just so much water to be jumping into and people visiting and offices not holding regular business hours and any other things to help me lose my focus. So, I mostly checked out, and though I meant to do this post several days ago I am glad I tuned out for several days because I think I needed it. So, when I look at these photos from June it already feels like awhile ago because I am climbing out of my little tuned out staycation time warp.
June showed up and then Summer decided to finally get here. It brought sun, rain, out of town visitors, good food, live music, a few late nights, laughter, sweat, dancing, goodbyes, splashing around in water, and people doing awesome things to help and lift others. So, again a pretty good month! And again, thankful for daily photos for the reminders of the good moments that otherwise may not really be remembered because they seemed so simple at the time.
Here is a glimpse at how my camera and I saw June….
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6/3. Maine Roller Derby Practice | Portland Expo | Portland, Maine.
6/4. Nabil and Scott reunited | South Portland, Maine.
6/5. Spry in my kitchen.
6/6. Walk to ice cream with Lisa.
6/7. Happy Birthday to this guy!
6/8. PortFringe rehearsal | South Portland, Maine.
6/9. Hanging on my brother’s back deck and the Neph needs help with his tie.
6/10. Home.
6/11. Midnight hola hooping because need to get my photo for the day!
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6/14. Last day of school for the Neph. He wore his No Colon Still Rollin shirt which is one of the many reasons why he is an awesome human.
6/15. PRIDE PARADE! Portland, Maine.
6/16. These cute neighbors.
6/17. This delicious meal | David’s Restaurant | Portland, Maine.
6/18. Reggie | PortFringe | Portland, Maine.
6/19. Neighbors.
6/20. At Portside Real Estate’s annual Rooftop REcharge to benefit Girls On The Run | Portland, Maine.
6/21. Bayside Rooftop | Portland, Maine.
6/22. When Hello Newman and Maine Roller Derby cruise around Casco Bay together | Portland, Maine.
6/23. Sometimes I put on the ancient nifty fifty and find things to photograph at f 1.8.
6/24. This Summer’s Pool buddy got new goggles.
6/25. Some friends visited from NYC, so I photographed her daughter, Lila, while we waited for a table at Eventide | Portland, Maine.
6/26. Lying around waiting for class to start | Tula Studios | South Portland, Maine.
6/27. Brother and niece and my new mirrorless camera | Scarborough, Maine.
6/28. Summer floating friends | Auburn, Maine.
6/29. My dad would have been 79 on this day. So, food and family silliness is how we choose to honor him on this day | Sinful Kitchen | Portland, Maine.
6/30. Fan weather