when the road calls

 

Summer is my time. Weeks before the first day of summer and all I can think about are bright-colored cotton sundresses that hang in my closet, happy clumps of daisies that wait to pop up yellow and white in my garden and the cool, turquoise waters of the neighborhood swimming pool. I dream about snow cones, drive-in movies and road trips like other people dream about fancy new cars and luxury vacations. I can't help myself.

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But I think maybe what I love most about summer are the road trips. Summer is road trip season. June rolls around and the road calls out. At my house, we are only too happy to heed the call, to pack the car up and go. We build time into our trip so we can stop along the way-- wherever, whenever we feel the pull. These summer adventures with my family are my favorite, my happiest times. These are the memories I hold close.

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Today, share with us your favorite shots from the road. And don't forget to tag your shots #ssmoment all July long, and join Shutter Sisters as we play along with Haagen-Dazs and their 50 Summer Moments project (tag #hdmoment).

Comments

[Kathleen O.]

Fishing off the dock in Maine...we left within an hour of ending our school year and the fun and frolicking we did has set the tone for the whole summer.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/7398655596/in/photostream

[Marcie]

From the road:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2012/7/24/passing-storms.html

[DebC]

I don't get too many road trips, just some weekends here and there to nearby campgrounds.
We did take a 2-week vacation last year though, our first since 1985.

Here is Day 1:
http://www.deborahcrecelius.com/2011/07/20110724-sunday-day-1-of-vacation.html