Summer In Philadelphia

Summer is a slower season and my favorite time of year.  Recently I've been photographing some of my favorite things about the season.

Let's start with a refreshing iced coffee.  The city is quiet, the pool is open and for me this is the hot weather drink.  Last week I checked out the new Peddler Coffee and came away really impressed.  Zachary James Urbanski and Richard Kessler veterans of several coffeeshops around town including Ultimo, Town Hall and Greene Street started introducing their small micro-roasted direct trade coffees around Philly via their tricked out coffee bicycles.  The operation is tiny.  The partners purchase very small lots about 100 pounds or so, focusing on high quality and single origin selections.

Peddler Coffee Cold Brew

Just a few weeks ago in a little storefront at 806 South 6th Street, where East Passyunk and Catharine intersect, Peddler hooked up with Koliyan Cambodian Desserts and opened a small coffeeshop. The boys prepare their iced coffee with Yama cold brew towers.  The brew I tried was close to perfection.

Beer Vendor, Citizen's Bank Ball Park

I'm not a big sports fanatic but once a year I take my daughter to a Phillies game.  It's a wonderful bonding experience.  She loves to stay to the very end, gorging on popcorn, cotton candy, and hot dogs,  screaming and doing whatever it takes to get on the Jumbotron.

A Homemade Shrimp Boil

Of course Summer is also about being outdoors with friends and family. My favorite time of day is dusk when the temperature and humidity start to drop.  I live in the suburbs (a blessing and a curse) and love watching  the fireflies doing their nightly light show as bats feed overhead.

Fireflies At Dusk

July 4th Sparklers

High School Graduation

South Warnock Street, Philadelphia

  

Back in Philly, the city gets really quiet as residents go "down the shore".  It's fun exploring the small colonial streets where houses date back to the 1700's.



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Peddler Coffee