We thought it might be fun, during Maya's week-long visit, to play miniature golf at a place up the road:




I mean, who can resist the intoxicating sounds of Needles, the Singing Lonesome Pine?




We also enjoyed the sights of a local waterfall adjacent to a canal that once carried cargo all the way to Ohio!




My hair was starting to get a little shaggy, so I thought I'd give it a summertime trim:




Here I am showing off the latest in footwear - and hair:




We enjoyed the toe-tapping sounds of a western swing band at a local small town summer jam:




We ended our evening with a draught root beer at a nearby restaurant:




This summer I got to pack my lunch each day for a week-long morning camp:




At Baba's big birthday party a magician taught me the art of spinning plates:




Out on the dance floor, I was also cutting a pretty mean rug:




After the party, we spent a week at the beach just hanging out:





I enjoyed some one-on-one ocean time with my Aunt Stephanie:




Our lodging had a captain's chair, which meant I got to be in charge:




The last day at the beach can be such a bittersweet one:




But parting need not be such sweet sorrow:




Going to the dentist, now there's sweet sorrow - at the very least, sorrow:




Fortunately, Mom and Dad then took me on a whirlwind snack chip tour of Hanover, PA:




  May I interest you in this vintage Ford Fairlane?                     Really - not even just a little bit?




I like to camp out indoors, unfortunately, due to mosquitos:




We made a return trip to the petting farm with the storybook land characters:




I particularly enjoyed my time seated on the throne:




I discovered that the mouth is the window to a whale's soul:




The last weekend in August, we decided to have one last summer fling at the beach:





I highly recommend this Little Golden Book as a summer beach read:




Summer memory highlight reel:




While I was away at the beach, my biology experiment was progressing rather nicely: