I’m late again for the Photo Blogging Challenge, but here’s August’s “Adventure“
I started a new job in August, and that’s an adventure I’m adoring.
I’m the northeast fundraising manager for Dogs for Better Lives. They train service dogs for the Deaf and Autistic.
My family and I went to the first annual Cape Cod Pirate Festival and it was so much fun
Better late than never! Hope you enjoyed my photos!
The theme for the July photo blogging challenge was “Happy”
Boy do I have a lot of options to choose from with July photos!
In non photo news, I have a new job fundraising for an organization who trains service dogs for Deaf adults and Autistic children. I’m 2 weeks into the job and am loving it, but that delayed blogging. Oops.
Dandy Lion made both me & my daughter happy.
So there are my July submissions with 1 bonus photo.
Looking forward to seeing everyone else’s photo challenge posts & hopefully being more timely in September with my August photo post.
The theme for the May photo blogging challenge was “Spring Has Sprung“
I have a bunch of options for this post but let me start with what consumed my May: planning Quincy Pride Festival.
We had one month only from getting city approval to hosting the Quincy Pride Festival (on Sunday last week). The hard work was worth it and it was a wonderful event.
There you go on my photos.
Looking forward to seeing everyone else’s and snapping away for the June theme “DIY”
The March photo blogging challenge was “eight“.
It’s celebrating the 8th anniversary of the photo blogging challenge.
There’s a restaurant called “Old Mill” that has birds in the pond. I lucked into a photo with 8 birds in it.
My 3 year old daughter loves her magna tiles. She made this and I proudly took a photo.
I love this photo from the Franklin Park Zoo. I get 8 from the 3 children watching 5 chickens. My daughter is the one farthest from the camera.
My sister in law baked cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day
This photo is my favorite that I got for this challenge and it’s actually the first one I took in March. My daughter and I were walking in Quincy and I spotted the rock.
The January photo blogging challenge was change and hope
There’s a saying in MA, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute”. The weather is changing constantly.
Here are some pretty photos of cloudy sky outside my balcony window
And of course, an expected weather change in MA in January – snow
In clear but cold weather, I took my daughter for a walk to the city common. We happened to see a couple and their family walking to City Hall to be married – boy did that fill me with hope!
You know what else gives me hope? Quincy has a free COVID-19 testing & vaccination site!
In January, I was tested for COVID-19 and thankfully it was negative. (My toddler daughter just shared a bug with me.)
I hope that those participating in this challenge had a restful and healthy January. Happy new year and on to 2021!
The November photo blogging challenge was “Thankful“
This was actually a month of photo taking that I had too many to choose from!
Despite the pandemic, I’m thankful that we’re still able to safely enjoy outdoor activities with our toddler
Every once in a while I remember to get myself in the photo, so here’s a selfie I enjoy
I’m also very thankful for our family!
This photo was taken on Thanksgiving
Here’s a bonus because I still can’t believe I caught it without trying. I was at an online fundraiser for The Samfund that had Tig Notaro as a speaker. Look what I caught when I excitedly taking a photo of Tig! (My name on the thank you donors scroll)
This monthly photo blogging challenge is facilitated by PJ of the Northeast Bloggers Network.
The October photo blogging challenge was “The Great Outdoors“
I had a fun time with this one!
My toddler loves walking on trails with me and her Dad! Little adventureer
Speaking of Quincy, the city we live in, that’s my normal “great outdoors”
The rest of these are from weekend trips to Cape Cod
Looking forward to seeing everyone else’s photos!
I had a great weekend! Got in adventure and at least a 2.5 mile walk on Saturday and Sunday.
Tower Hill Botanical Garden was beautiful. The flowers were awesome and their mythical creatures exibit was adorable.
The Tower Hill Botanical Gardens in Boylston, MA are definitely worth the visit and I am surprised that it took me so long to realize they’re there.
Sunday, we went down to Cape Cod to visit family.
Then we saw the ocean
Also, just because this made me laugh, enjoy this movie theater sign
Thanks for virtually joining me on my scenic routes!
On July 3rd there was a beautiful event called “Chalk for Justice” in support of Black Lives Matter.
I was proud to attend with my husband and daughter!
Here are some of our photos
I’m happy we could participate but it’s disappointing that the city decided to have 50 cops present for a hundred people, mostly kids, drawing with chalk!
Here’s a Patriot Ledger article on the event: ‘Chalk for Justice’: Quincy groups protest racism through sidewalk art
Like most of the USA, my city of Quincy, MA is disheartened by the repeated news of black people being killed at the hands of police. Different names – same senseless deaths!
On Tuesday night, some of my friends in Quincy Neighbors Mutual Aid & March Forward Quincy planned what they thought would be a small vigil with maybe 25 attending.
4,000+ of us showed up – nearly all wearing masks
The vigil and march stayed peaceful.
My husband, daughter, & I were amongst the attendees. I was pleased to see many other families there as well.
Here are some photos I took of the vigil and march
