The Last Photo of Summer
- posted by: Wendy Jo
- posted in: Uncategorized, My Life
- on: September 1, 2008
Well, Labor Day weekend is winding down and that means that summer is finally coming to an end. I did manage to get one day off this holiday weekend, so yesterday I went out to dinner with my parents.
Living in Maryland there is one special type of food that screams summer, and that’s steamed crabs covered in Old Bay Seasoning. Old Bay Seasoning is a popular spicy seasoning made right here in Maryland, it’s a great seasoning for steamed shrimp too.
So there I was, sitting at a craft paper covered table, a big roll of paper towels and a wooden mallet strategically placed on the table with a big tray of seasoned steamed crabs. I grabbed my camera and thought “Well, this is it, the last official photo of summer.” I took a deep breath, turned on my camera, and all I see is a blank screen with the words “change batteries now.”
Dead batteries in my camera. I didn’t expect it to happen, and I didn’t have any extra batteries for back up. Can you believe my luck?
So, since I didn’t capture my perfect end of summer photo to share with you, I decided to stage another photo instead featuring an apron from my kitchen and the last photo of some old friends.
I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. My favorite season, autumn, is just about to begin. (Oh, and I promise to carry extra batteries where ever I go so this won’t happen again.)
Maxine Hodges says:
September 1st, 2008 at 8:35 pmFall is my favorite season also. The only thing I don’t like is that winter (my least favorite season) follows it. May you have a great fall and your batteries last through all the beautiful autumn pictures
Dale Anne #512 says:
September 1st, 2008 at 8:42 pmBut summer is NOT over until Sept. 21st……still 3 weeks of SUMMER!!! LOL
Laura #1943 says:
September 1st, 2008 at 9:06 pmSounds like you will just HAVE to have more crab !! Mmmmmmmmm!!!!
Julie Overby says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:03 amI brought a camera with a dead battery too this weekend! What is wrong with us????!!!!! LOL!! Lesson learned.
vickif says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:39 amI carry a fully charged back up with me now! Lesson learned on a trip to Seaworld
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doverdi says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:10 amI ran into a similiar situation with a “photo shoot”. I have a “new” Kodak Easy Share digital camera (new to me) that I got at a yard sale for $3.00 and was taking pictures with it & snapped 2 pics when it told me that the card was full. Arrrgggg! (the card only holds 12 pics). Normally I take my Olympus but didn’t think of it and the Kodak is so small & compact that I now keep it in my purse. Oh well, I did manage to get my Olympus & take some great pics of our “end” of summer day.
Amy G. #1803 says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:32 amLOL, I love that apron!! I have to get that for my dh. I’m sorry your camera ran out of batteries, I know how much that sucks!
Sandy #1781 says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:47 amI’m with Laura on this one! MORE CRAB! You can’t let summer go without the appropriate “last picture”, although I love your apron.