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 June photo blogging challenge is “DIY” – which stands for do it yourself.
I may not be the one DIYing in every photo, but someone is.
Photo one:
I absolutely hate making raffle baskets. I’m fine asking for the items to be donated but putting the baskets together is my personal heck.
Despite that aversion, I put together about 45 of the 50 total raffle baskets for Quincy Pride Festival. (And I burnt myself out and quit the board. Oops)
Please ignore my messy background (I couldn’t figure out how to blur). The gift card bouquet is a display I’m most proud of the presentation.
Quincy Pride Festival on June 6th was a success by every measure. I was in charge of everything fundraising related, and the dog show. $24,000 was raised, 90% personally raised by me. Fundraising is my favorite DIY and why my profession is nonprofit fundraising.
My family had a wonderful time at the unveiling of the Quincy crane project. I believe every school made 1k to get a school wish. Great DIY students!
Thank you to whoever DIYed this fairy house behind a playground in Dorchester, MA! My daughter and her cousin Hollis adored it.
When my father in law put fruit on the birdhouse, I was concerned all he would catch is ants. He had the last laugh and his DIY impressed me.
Thank you to the crafter who thought of this then DIYed it! My father loved it as part of his Father’s Day present.
So there you go! From LGBT Pride Month in June, on we go to Disability Pride Month in July
4th of July weekend in MA is supposed to be cold and rainy, but I hope you have better weather where you are!
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 theme for the April photo blogging challenge was “Drink Up“
I had fun with the theme but knew from the second I saw it that I wouldn’t be taking beverage photos.
Here’s my creative take!
It wasn’t intentional but my toddler daughter got featured in all of the photos this month.
My brother is going to Qatar for 9 months for work, and we had a going away party for him.
My mom gave my daughter the cake toppers to play with and she was overjoyed at the additional to her toy collection.
My daughter and I went to pre-school storytime at Unity Farm Sanctuary and oh my goodness this goat was using their height to get food and attention. The farm owner gave the lettuce to us to feed the goats, so it’s part of their diet.
My daughter loves books and is just starting to memorize them to “read” to us.
This is from Easter – sitting on my dad, her Grandpa.
My daughter was given an Easter basket with fake grass in it and she had so much fun making a mess. Why not enjoy it and clean up later, right?
My daughter and I got out in nature a lot in April. This is her riding on Grandpa’s shoulders in Sylvan Gardens on Cape Cod.
I hope you enjoyed my photos. I enjoyed taking them.
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.
February’s photo blogging challenge theme was “I spy with my eye…”
I had fun with this challenge.
My husband is pretty great.
This final photo is my favorite
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone else’s photos.
I know February is a short month but this one felt like it flew by for me.
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 photo blogging challenge for December was “The Magic of the Season”
This one is particularly exciting for me because December is both Christmas and my daughter’s birthday! Lots of good photos to choose from and you may have me include a bonus.
Magic is definitely viewing the world through my daughter’s eyes
Happy birthday little 3 year old!
One last bonus, our masked family on Christmas Day
Here’s hoping for a wonderful 2021 to everyone reading this!
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.
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