Summer is here and everything changes. What I really enjoy about this part of the world is 4 distinct seasons. Summer always brings back great memories for me. Being free (re. out of school) to be outside all day, and well into the evening was a great feeling. Now my daughter Hannah is out of school and my schedule changes quite a bit. I can work as late as I like and sleep in, or get up early and work for hours before breakfast. With the warmer weather, I can read with my coffee outside and not have to worry about Hannah missing the school bus. Of course I also can’t just leave the house, Hannah needs to be with me all the time (she’s still too young to be left alone). I do get one day a week without daddy-duty to get out and do some photography. And there is always the late afternoon and evening option to get out once my wife Donna gets home. So all-in-all, I have more options during the summer than other times of year.
Also, summer is a busy show time and no more so than this year. Next up is the marathon show – Kutztown Folk Festival right here in PA. It starts on June 28 and goes nine long days. I do get to sleep in my own bed though, that’s a real plus. Then, there are two more shows in July, one in August, and one in September. I’m not ready to even think about the fall!
Oh, and we do get to head down to the Outer Banks of North Carolina during this summer as well. There’s a location that I’ve been working almost every summer since 1990. It’s a great change of scenery from the wooded areas close to home here. This image of shells found on the beach in NC is one of my favorites.
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