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Oh, summer, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…

August 22, 2022

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It’s hard to believe that our summer has officially ended with my daughter’s first day of MIDDLE SCHOOL. One day, I’m on a boat getting emotional while watching spinner dolphins leap out of the ocean (btw-I now have a deeper understanding of why people get dolphin tattoos). The next minute, I’m explaining to my daughter how to use a combination lock for her locker in MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I’m convinced there is a warp in the space-time continuum.

Case in point: Trapper Keepers in the back-to-school aisle at Target.

But before I get sucked into the vortex of fall, I wanna reminisce about the season of family, rest, adventure, and play. Here are some of my favorite moments (as taken by whatever camera I had on hand). That would include: kicking off the season with my in-laws in Kauai, Elsa’s 11th birthday, our 23rd wedding anniversary (!!!), puppy love, camping with dear friends at Samuel P Taylor SP, and reuniting with my dad for the first time since the pandemic.

Not pictured: boba, working on fulfilling projects, chaperoning Elsa to all the summer camps, the worrying about COVID foiling our plans, and all the mental gymnastics surrounding it.

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Real life is more than pretty pictures.
The beauty is in the journey, and it's absolutely
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I’m captivated by people and always have been; my B.S. is in anthropology. Early on, I appointed myself the family documentarian, carefully recording milestones and travels and learning along the way how much I love visual storytelling. I picked up my first professional camera when my daughter was born, knowing those early years with her were precious and full of changes. A photographer friend’s encouragement soon led me to make photography my career. Today, after many years and proud accomplishments, my passion for it only grows.

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