...and the livin' is easy.

{Well-worn path to the river}

{Fields are wonderful}

{Boreal Tordu at One Longfellow Square}

{Maine Coastline}

{And excellent last gig for The Absentees}

{Brother and Sister at Portland Lobster Company}

{Mum's beautiful garden has grown quite a bit since this photo, but the hurricane was a little destructive...}

{Ivy, Eli, and Erin}

{Summer Clouds}

{A Gifford's Rootbeer Float}

{Silas' Camp}

{Handstands in the morning}

{A Maine summer sky}

{New Portland Wire Bridge}

{Harper being goofy!}

{Wren Tooker, lovely in every way}

{Ellie and Mali singing Bon Iver for me and Silas in a sunsoaked livingroom}

{Old Port}

{One of my best buddies, Seth}

{I've had a thing for hats this summer}

Summertime....

{Ellery...the other Ellie in my life}

{The walk to the Tressle}

{Sandy River swimming at Sunset}

{Homemade Pirogies}

{River rocks}

{The summit of Little Jackson}

{What an outfit...}

{Fireworks...one of the few times I saw Emily this summer!}

{Class Trip}

{Eliza knows what's up...staying hydrated}

{Cherokee has definite personal style...down to the beads dreaded into her hair}

{I miss you already!}

{Abby at peace in her kayak}

{Possibly the best raspberry/rhubarb pie ever made}

{Addie is beautiful}

{The Kane sisters: extremely cheerful, kind, adorable fiddlers from Ireland}

{I love summer}

{We love music...and the ocean}

{Two Ellies, shakin it out}

Lake George

My family has a camp in upstate New York on Lake George, a 32 mile long lake in the Adirondack Mountains. It is my favorite place in the world. Without a doubt.

I've spent so much time there during the summers, creating chaos with my siblings and cousins, and playing music with my extended family (Dad's side). It's an incredibly special place to me. I only got there twice this year, but I have to resign myself to the fact that as I grow up, essentially I'll have less and less time in the summer to spend there.

{My little sister Erin keeping it real}

{Dad, also keeping it real...}

{My brother Kyle, badass as usual}

{Erin's friend Becky, wearing my hat I  got back in middleschool for hiking in the Grand Canyon}

{Lounging...the only way to do it}

{I love the look of black polish on my toes}

{Swims at dusk are the best}

{Becky, Dad and I hiked Black Mtn, the talllest mnt on the Lake}

{5.5 total miles very much worth the view}

{Wakeboarding at Sunset}

{I'm so glad I got to know this girl}

{What a way to live}