Dries Buytaert

Photos

My life in photos: the people I love and the places we go.

Photos from August 2022

Vanessa and Stan working on math exercises together in a cozy room with large windows.
Vanessa doing vacation work (math excercises) with Stan.

· Summer in Boston

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.

· Summer in Boston

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.

· Summer 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.

· Summer in Boston

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!

· Summer in Boston

A person stands on a rocky edge, looking at rushing whitewater rapids in a forested area.
Vanessa in the White Mountain National Forest.

· Twin Mountains

Steve and Jenny smirking
When we discovered that Jenny was wearing her bathing suit inside out ...

· Twin Mountains

A person is driving a Jeep, holding the steering wheel with both hands.
We own an electric car, but decided to rent a Jeep for this camping trip.

· Twin Mountains

A metal utility sink with a faucet stands on a concrete slab against a dark wooden cabin, lit by a porch light, with woods beyond.
I'm not a great cook, so my job is usually to do the dishes. This was my dish washing station.

· Twin Mountains

A person takes a selfie with a camera, reflected in the side mirror of a Jeep.
A selfie from the passenger seat of a Jeep.

· Twin Mountains

A can of bear spray sits on a rock in a wooded area, ready for use in case of bears.
A campground 20 minutes from ours was shut down because of "black bear activity". We picked up some bear spray and kept it around our campsite.

· Twin Mountains

Three people relax in camp chairs around a fire pit with a tripod grill at dusk, tents and trees behind them.
Cooking by the fire at Twin Mountain Campground in New Hampshire.

· Twin Mountains

A night sky full of stars with a faint band of the Milky Way on the right, above the dark silhouettes of trees.
We laid down next to a river and saw thousands of stars. This photo is my first attempt at astrophotography. I think you can see the Milky Way ...

· Twin Mountains

Vanessa, in sunglasses and a fluffy fleece with the collar turned up, sits inside a tent glowing orange in the morning light.
This is how Vanessa wakes up in a tent. Temperatures dropped to 10 °C (50 °F) during the night. Pyjamas, warm sweaters, and blankets were required to stay warm.

· Twin Mountains

An aluminum moka pot brewing on a camping stove, with our orange tent in the background.
Percolating coffee in the morning sun at the Twin Mountain campground in New Hampshire, USA.

· Twin Mountains

A frying pan on a camping stove with pancakes cooking, surrounded by pancake batter, syrup, and other breakfast items.
Gourmet camping means pancakes for breakfast!

· Twin Mountains

A wooden boardwalk with railings winds through a forested gorge at Lost River Gorge in New Hampshire.
The hiking trail at the Lost River Gorge in Woodstock, New Hampshire.

· Twin Mountains

A broken tree trunk covered in moss resembles an open-mouthed crocodile in a dense forest.
I knew we were in bear country, but what I didn't know was that New Hampshire had crocodiles too.

· Twin Mountains

A person walking down the street with a box in their hand.
Dinner at Kava in the South End, Boston.

· Miscellaneous