Summer 2012, Instagramm’d

So long, Summer 2012.

Although the summer technically doesn’t come to a close for another 3 weeks, once school starts and September rolls around, the season is effectively over.

Autumn’s always been my favorite season and I’m excited for cooler weather and the changing of the leaves but the memories of this summer are still so sweet and fresh in my heart and mind. These twelve Instagram images encapsulate the summer that was.

Have a wonderful weekend, wherever in the world you are.

Kicked things off with a few days in Vermont, falling in love with the incredibly enchanting Hildene, the Lincoln family home.

 

Early summer storm on the beaches of Sandy Hook, the thumb-like northern peninsula in my home state of New Jersey

 

Waiting to take off on my great 3-week summer adventure. And waiting. And waiting.

 

On my way to Los Angeles, making a wrong turn in Oceanside, California.

 

The light at the end of the tunnel is Los Angeles’ Griffith Park.

 

Griffith Observatory and one of my favorite Los Angeles experiences on top of Mount Hollywood.

 

The International Fountain in the shadow of Seattle’s famous Space Needle.

 

At the incomparable Seattle Central Library.

 

I’ve always wanted to live in Seattle. Crossing my fingers and toes I can make this dream happen one day soon.

 

Back in New Jersey and visiting the nation’s newest national park, Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park.

 

What’s summer without a local fireman’s fair and rides I’m way too old for?

 

Closing out the summer picking fruits and veggies at our favorite pick-your-own farm

What was your favorite memory from summer 2012?