Hi from the Hamptons! Lots of nature’s creatures have been making an appearance this past week – as you’ll see in my photos. But we’re still waiting for ducklings to cross the street and head to Otter Pond. We also saw a rather fabulous classic car on Sunday with dog and surfboard.
My kids were fascinated with sand crabs – also known as mole crabs – they found while playing and digging at Long Beach, a great beach to take kids in the Hamptons. This sand crab is a female as the orange part is her eggs.
On Tuesday this deer ran past me and headed down our road. It paused in the middle of the road before heading into the woods.
My son woke us up early on Wednesday to show us a spider he had caught in a large plastic container. He then let it free. Outside!
My kids were rather excited to discover a garden snake having a dip in our pool. We scooped it out with a net and let it slither away.
My little rock star.
Today was very special in many ways. My family came to visit including my mother. I adored watching my two interact with their wonderful two cousins, both now in their 20s. And, then, before they all left, Luce lost her first tooth. She’s safeguarding it in the little box she’s holding here. I didn’t want them to leave.
To say I’ve been busy recently is an understatement as we’re heading back to UK at the end of this week. This meant that last weekend I just didn’t have time to post ‘The Week That Was In Photos – 24.” So here are photos from week 24:
The US and UK tabloids have been rather excited that the Kardashians are in the Hamptons for the summer. The one who just got married is expected to join her two sisters here later this summer for their reality show. In the above collage, I grabbed a shot of their Dash pop-up boutique in Southampton.
Wishing you a lovely week ahead!
Cheers, Kriss
Love All Blogs says
I love these, such a selection. That crab shot is great and I really love the US flags shot too. Lovely family shots – I can see why he’s your rock star – very cool!
Thanks for joining in again – your blog is complete escapism for me! x
Kriss says
Thank you Annie for your lovely comments!
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
Such beautiful pictures! Hope you have a lovely week x #betterphotosproject
Elaine Livingstone says
The b&w pic of your barefooted daughter with her tooth box is adorable. Its a shame when you dont get to see family as much as you would like.
Thank you for the nature lesson on the crab, I love the bright orange.
Love the duck crossing sign, I always laugh at the cow crossing ones here as they have a push button to make the traffic lights go red and I always imagine the cow lifting their hoof.
Notmyyearoff says
Are you coming over for the holidays? The Hamptons must be a really beautiful place for so many celebrities to be flocking over all the time.
suzanne3childrenandit says
Stunning, stunning, stunning! It looks to have been another busy week of animals and creatures. Not linking the snake but loving that deer – what a brilliant capture 🙂 Thank you for sharing last week’s photos too, they were great. All the best with the move. Hopefully you can come to Britmums next year! x
Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says
Lovely photos as always! I am so scared of snakes even the garden variety!
Do you think the Kardashians will do good at your place. I am reading a lot about it. Everyone is excited but I read (but they are just gossip sites tho) that some people are not happy with them being there. OOppss I am sorry to be talking about them =P
#betterphotoproject
Kriss says
I think the worry is that they’ll be traipsing around with their camera crew/s. Lots of tycoons, Wall Street and industrial leaders, A list celebrities and other ‘well known’ people spend the summer here at their summer homes. They hang out at local restaurants, beaches and shop in villages like Southampton so are not terribly keen to encounter masses of paparazzi and cameras following the Kardashians around!
Izzie Anderton says
Fabulous photos as always. Wishing you a safe journey back to the UK.
TheBoyandMe says
I really love your take on the events of your life, your photos are always so good at telling a story and painting a picture. Your daughter holding the tooth box is wonderful.
Thanks for linking up to Project 365.
Jaime Oliver says
wow Kriss i am loving the wildlife you get in your garden and surrounding area … slugs are just not the same! xx
Clearlybex says
Cracking photo’s of the week – Although the spider and water snake are a wee bit out of my comfort zone!!