Dries Buytaert

Summer in Boston

Axl sitting in a chair near a window, reading a book
Axl has dyslexia, but reads for hours a day. Just like me.
A child wearing a mask sits in a salon chair, drawing in a notebook while waiting for a haircut.
A hairstylist gives a haircut to a seated person wearing a cape, while another person waits nearby.
Three people sit on a concrete ledge, eating ice cream from small cups with spoons.
Enjoying some 'mud pie' ice cream from Bedford Farms in Concord, MA.
On a rooftop, a teenager adjusts two stacked caps on a laughing younger boy at a table with an empty plate.
What is better than one hat? Two hats.
Two people hiking through tall grass on the Great Island Trail in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
Hiking the Great Island Trail in Wellfleet, MA.
A sandy path with a small wooden footbridge runs between tall beach grass and a weathered fence toward pine trees.
A typical Cape Cod trail that takes you to the beach.
A young person in a light blue shirt sits outside, looking off into the distance with a thoughtful expression.
Stan pondering about life.
Vanessa, in a red dress, laughs with her eyes closed on a wooden bench, a marsh and water glowing in evening light behind her.
Axl, in a white T-shirt, lifts food from a kettle grill onto a plate with tongs, set in tall grass at golden hour.
Axl grilling swordfish, asparagus and sweet potatoes. Cape Cod summer nights at their best!
A person in a bucket hat and hoodie sits on a boat, holding a fishing rod while looking at the water.
It's early in the morning and Stan was a bit slow to get started. We got up at 5am and left Sesuit Harbor in Dennis, MA at 7am.
A person sitting on a boat, reeling in a fish with a fishing rod over the water.
Axl reeling a fish out of the water.
A man on a boat holds up a large skate while two others look at it.
Our first catch of the day was a large skate. He had a big smile on his face.
A person in a blue shirt and hat holds a large striped bass while on a boat.
Whoa baby! Stan caught a striped bass that measured 37 inches or 95 centimeters.
A person wearing gloves lifts a fish out of a fishing net on a boat.
A fish being taken out of the net.
Two teenage boys in sunglasses each hold up a large striped bass on the deck of a boat, with open sea behind them.
We caught a lot of fish. At one point, Axl and Stan caught a fish at the same time.
A boy bites into a lobster roll at a wooden picnic table set with plates of lobster rolls, fries, water bottles and ketchup.
Boston summer tradition: lobster rolls at Cape Cod.
A person is mid-air doing a backflip off a jetty into the water, while another watches nearby.
Jumping in the water from a jetty.
Two people jump off a floating dock into a lake, enjoying a summer swim in New Hampshire.
Swimming in lakes is synonymous with New Hampshire summer vacations.
A woman wearing sunglasses and a white shirt smiles while relaxing on a boat.
People in swimsuits stand in shallow water among anchored motorboats and pontoon boats, with trees and houses on the shore.
Our Sunday afternoon involved hanging out on the sandbar in Lake Winnisquam.
Beth, in an orange tank top, smiles holding a drink can while leaning on a boat seat, with a lake and trees behind her.
Step aside baywatch, this is lakewatch!
Beth laughs with a hand to her face and a drink can in the other, sitting on a boat on a lake.
A boy is lying on a pink inflatable float in the lake, holding a small football.
Stan swimming in the lake.
Vanessa and Stan working on math exercises together in a cozy room with large windows.
Vanessa doing vacation work (math excercises) with Stan.
Someone in denim shorts lounges on an outdoor sofa reading Milk Street magazine, a phone and travel mug beside them.
Reading on the rooftop deck. Lazy Saturdays are the best.
A child plays near arcing water jets in a public fountain at Christian Science Plaza in Boston.
A kid playing in the fountains at the Christian Science Plaza in Boston.
A cheeseburger with melted cheese sits on a plate at an outdoor table, with fries and drinks nearby.
Burgers are one of my favorite food groups. The "Hot Mess & Cheese" at Crazy Good Kitchen on Newbury Street was excellent.
Players compete in a basketball game at an outdoor court, with spectators watching from the sidelines and steps.
Sunday night basketball game at Titus Sparrow Park in Boston. The hip hop music and chanting could be heard from a block away. Good vibe!
Red brick townhouses with brownstone steps in Boston's South End, with parked cars and a streetlamp in front.
South End, Boston