Somehow, we are smack-dab in the middle of summer. Although work at the office is keeping my brain busier than ever, I still have had an opportunity to live in the moment and enjoy all that lazy days of summer have to offer: wildflowers, grilling, fireworks, swimming in the ocean.

Here are some snippets of the fun:

Hugs on the Fourth of July

One of the last dips in my parents’ pool (end of an era!)

Experimenting with my camera

Wild, orchid-like flowers nestled in the hydrangea that borders my driveway

Admiring the Boston lights back at the hotel after seeing Sir Paul McCartney

Bonding puppies

Fourth of July fireworks over the Atlantic, as seen from the top deck

Speckles, one of my parents’ Bengal cats

A fuzzy little bumblebee gathering ingredients to make his honey

xo Al