A Pine Point Summer Solstice Tradition. A Maine Photographer.

There is a group of individuals who exercise regularly in the early hours of the morning. For some of these people, the only thing they have in common is that one hour a day, for how many days of the week they choose to go. Friendships form. Traditions are created. Friday night at Pine Point, the week of Summer Solstice, now having occurred three times within this group classifies it as a tradition. You don't need an invitation. You show up and are guaranteed to be amongst friends...afterall...it takes a special person to get up at the crack of dawn to exercise with a group of people...people who even though you may have very little in common with...people who become your friends.

Living within a half hour from the beach is by far one of the single most things I am grateful for.  I am also painfully aware that I do not take advantage of this blessing anywhere near as much as I should...for solace, for reflection, for gratitude, and for practicing and improving my photography skills.  Summer Solstice at Pine Point, for me, is an opportunity for all of the above.

My solace, my reflection, my gratitude, my practice.  Summer Solstice 2016.

 That famous line in Lethal Weapon...do we go on 3...or do we go on go?  Barb?

Meet 9 wk old Brewer.  I will ask any puppy owner if I may photograph their puppy.  It is who I am :)

Teddy the Golden Doodle.Scarborough Dog Photographer

Day 27 of 30.
Teddy was April's lucky winner of my free Dog photo shoot chosen from the entries at the Dog Wash Etc.  When you wash your dog at the Dog Wash Etc you can enter to win a free photo shoot for your dog.  If you win, we'll meet at the place of your choice and snap some great photos.  I then pick my favorite, have it Artiplaq'd and hang it in the Dog Wash for a year.  I put all of the other photos up in an online gallery for you to view, share, and purchase if you wish. 

Now, about Teddy.  He's a 17 month old beautiful golden doodle (that's part golden retriever, part standard poodle).  Teddy is pure joy.  He loves people, he loves dogs, he loves beach sand, balls, sticks, birds, water, and kids!  The world is a big playground to Teddy...and I could have photographed him all day!  When he showed up with his person, Debbie, she warned me...photograph him while he's still on his leash...because once the leash comes off it's playtime!  She wasn't exaggerating...and guess where Teddy went after the beach?  To the Dog Wash!

These photos were taken this past Sunday at beautiful dog friendly Ferry Beach in Scarborough.

  

Chloe's first trip to the beach

Chloe's first beach walk today. She saw so many cousins...I think here she's asking, "wow...will I be that pretty someday?

Then Josh dug a hole, and she jumped right in...

She didn't even attempt to go in the water...good girl Chloe!