Summer, still.

Labor Day 2008 has come and gone.  As always this time of year the buzz is that summer is over.  What?!  Summer is NEVER over until mid-September, so there’s another few weeks.  (September 22 is the official start of autumn this year.)  This is late summer, arguably one of the most beautiful times of the year.  So, the beach, yes, the pool, definitely, bbq, of course…be outdoors and enjoy every remaining moment of summertime.  Once it’s really over, then it’s a long, impatient (for me) wait until the glorious warm weather returns.

Lazing by the pool at Fire Island

Summer, too

Thunderstorms.  Also summer.  Today’s one of the stormy days.  Good day for indoor location corporate photography.  Best we can hope for is that they move out fast, cause no damage to anyone or anything, don’t delay flights (too long, anyway), and they keep the garden well-watered.  After they’re gone, it’s back to the sunshine.  Can’t wait.

Intense storm rolling in over the Hudson River into Hastings-on-Hudson, on August 2, 2008

Summer

Standing at the water’s edge looking out at the sea, sunshine and ocean breeze caressing you.  That’s summer, and that’s what I live for during the other three seasons, nice as they all are in their own way.  Nothing beats summer time for me.  From June through September, whether I’m on a corporate location photo shoot in midtown Manhattan, or at my computer knee deep in post-processing, my mind and my spirit are where the woman in this photo is…on a beautiful beach soaking up my favorite season.

Soaking up the summer along the beach at Fire Island