I'll never forget the Summer...

I'll never forget the summer because I have so many wonderful photos to remember it by!  I love that in 20 years I will look back on these photos with tons of memories ~ and smile, cry, and remember what a great summer we had.  I am not saying goodbye to summer yet...nope.  Sorry everyone...Not ready yet.  Mid September I might be ready but for now a little summer recap:

Summer's bounty of wonderful fruits and vegetables




The beauty of summer flowers



 

I'll never forget ...the summer of 2011.



Sweet Shot Day

The below capture is for the fabulous Still Life Standouts challenge!  I adore still life's and I love that this group of wonderful ladies is encouraging this aspect of photography!!!

Still Life Standouts

And my one of my favorite photos of Jack for August for The Paper Mama!

The Paper Mama

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

33 COMMENTS:

Yvonne said...

Love all these shots ..it's no wonder I never win any photo challenges ;)

Also, Jack is completely sweet as pie!

Buckeroomama said...

Coming here always is a treat to a smorgasbord of beautiful photos! Those berries... yum. I love your collages.

Maddy said...

Gorgeous photos!! I love the dreaminess of all of them! Sumer 2011 was pretty wonderful in my book too :) Thanks for linking up to Communal Global!

Dawna said...

What a great idea! Wonderful shots and love the layouts for them!!

Bunch of Barrons said...

These are all simply gorgeous photos. :)

Becky said...

Love them all!!! I love the way your still life shot feels and what a wonderful photo of your Jack. GREAT! Can I also say without gushing haha that I love your post processing.

Theophanie said...

Such beautiful photos! I wish I could be right where they were taken. It looks like a summer Wonderland.

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

So many beautiful photos and memories.

Mom of M&Ms said...

love the collages.. and ya know I love any shots of Jack.. Love me some redheads!!!!

Deanna said...

What a beautiful collection of summertime images. You have definitely inspired me to do something similar. Enjoy the "rest" of the summer.

Ashley Sisk said...

I'm in love with those collages! BEAUTIFUL.

Rosie@leavesnbloom said...

What a wonderful set of collages Tara just brimming with such happy memories.

I really like your still life standout aswell and speaking of bokeh that one ROCKS!

Carmen said...

What a sweet but cute post! Love all of your collages! You sure did capture so much this summer! It looks like you had lots of fun. They're sure to make great memories 20 years down the road!! ;)

Jeska said...

awesome collages!!

Sue said...

Your red-headed boy makes those gorgeous flowers look even better!

=)

Jessaca said...

Love these collages of your summer fun!! Incredible still life photo!!

Susan said...

What great collages of summertime! Love all of the berries!

tinajo said...

Lovely photos, so much color! And to top it all; a red-headed boy! I always love your pics of him. :-)

One said...

A very stunning set of photos! Love them all!

Jessie said...

I love how you can see your whole summer in the collages. You had fun that is for sure! Your flower shots always blow me away!

Tara said...

what a beautiful way to remember your summer! I love it! So beautiful!

Kristi {at} Live and Love...Out Loud said...

I.love.your.collages. Seriously...
Thank you so much for joining Alicia and me in the Crazy Days of Summer "Sweet Summer Finale". You've been entered for a chance to win an amazing $200 photography and scrapbooking prize pack. It's just our way of saying thanks... Have a great day. :)

A Rosy Note said...

Wow, your sure got a lot of great shots, Tara. I love the berry photo up there in the center and the one of Jack too...what a cutie :)

Pieni Lintu said...

Oh, lovely summer memories!!! :)

Jackie said...

Awesome pictures, I love the photos..

Heather @ Mrs. Southern Bride said...

Wow...these are all so beautiful!

Danelle said...

I just love the collages--how they each have a theme. Gorgeous!

A New England Life said...

Tara, your images had me ooo-ing and ahhh-ing. Why didn't I think of making collages like that? ; )

I especially like the fruit and vegetables one.

Sara said...

Love these, what a wonderful to show a summer full of memories. They're all fantastic but the first one of the fruit is just glorious!

Sarah said...

WOW! Awesome photos from the summer. Looks like a fun one. I love that last photo.

alicia said...

Wow! I'm a little speechless. So, so stunning. What a beautiful summation of summer. Thanks for joining our finale!

Charmaine Poulin said...

WOW!!!! What an amazing summer!!! Beautiful collages!!!

Leckeres für Mensch und Katze - Goodies for a pleasant life said...

All these flowers are sooooo lovely! Very nice Weekendflowers :)