Week 13: Welcome Summer

Summer has officially arrived in NYC! OK, it's officially arrived everywhere and it seems most of us are "enjoying" some extra hot temperatures to kick off the season. It was in the upper 90's here this past weekend when we went out to see the "water mountains" (water fountains) in Central Park. So, between that and the Solstice, I decided this week's photo should be devoted to the childhood joys of summer.

Our lives are not yet drastically altered by the arrival of summer, but I know those days will be before we know it. So far, it's pretty much life as usual - just warmer. Mom and Dad still go to work and Jonah goes to the same preschool year round. The city, however, adds a few treats! The water features come on at the playgrounds (stay tuned for that one), the Mr. Softee ice cream truck starts filling the streets with music and the Central Park cart vendors bring out the freezers full of ice cream. We were all pretty hot after running around - well, Jonah running around and Mom and Dad running after him, so we stopped for a treat and to cool down.

Photowise - this is pretty straight forward. 50mm at f/5.6 and straight up late afternoon sun.