A boy and his book.

Lately our youngest has fully embraced reading, he's finally discovered the joy of submerging himself into a good book and he brings his book with him everywhere.

This love of books has prompted me to start a new iphoneography series and I'm loving the challenge of his book moments… photographing the different places and ways he's been reading.

Do you have a ongoing photo series happening? if so, we'd love to see it… if you haven't started one, perhaps you just need a nudge in that direction.

Talking of books…

This is the kind of project Tracey is encouraging in her wonderful new book Elevate The Everyday, and I'm totally over the moon to be a small part of this book. I'm giving away a copy today on my blog, so pop on over here and take a chance at winning.

touched

Bees are a pretty big deal in the life of my one-year-old son. He has developed enthusiastic feelings for anything with black and yellow stripes but until a few days ago his only bee reference had been the ones he saw in books and toys. His tiny finger would point as straight as possible while emphatically exclaiming "BEEE!". But last weekend we found ourselves surrounded by beautiful wildflowers buzzing with hundreds of big fuzzy bumblebees. The real deal! These little workers were focused on their job and not the least bit interested in the little voice repeating the same word over and over again ("bee? bee? bee?"). And they certainly didn't mind the pointed finger reaching out to gently pet their back. What an exciting moment for a little boy and equally as thrilling for his mama.

I'm so thankful to be able to capture these small, but victorious moments. Do you have a special moment to share?

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)

market day

Summer provides our senses with amazing colors, sights, and smells.  This summer I have been leaving my Nikon at home more and more and relying on my iPod for my fun summery shots, but once a week there is a place I can count on to fill up my senses and one place I am SURE to always bring my "big" camera, the farmers market. It is sensory overload. My camera barely leaves my face.

This is just some of what I found:

rainbows

sweetness

reds

and rest  :)

Summer moments,  I love them.

Where do you go to capture your summer moments? Share a favorite moment here with us today. 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)

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