---
url: 'https://dri.es/photos/archive/2025/08'
title: 'Photos from August 2025'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-07-24T01:39:45+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'
type: photo-stream
count: 3
---

# Photos from August 2025

![Fresh ears of uncooked corn rest on aluminum foil, while someone in the background husks more corn at a picnic table.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-england-2025/corn-on-the-cob-640w.jpg)
*Nothing says summer like fresh corn on the cob.*

![A person playing a chess game at a table.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2025/stuck-at-elo-1700-640w.jpg)
*I'm still playing chess, though my rating has hovered between Elo 1700 and 1800 for the past year. It's a reminder of how progress can stall, even when you put in the effort. This photo is from a game against Axl.*

![A person scooping ground coffee into the filter basket of a moka pot.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2025/scooping-fresh-grounds-640w.jpg)
*Scooping fresh grounds into the moka pot while on the road with the van.*