Tamara Dayle 6/17/20 Tamara Dayle 6/17/20

A Covid Grad

A Covid grad from the inside.

Social distancing left the Graduates of 2020 looking for new and inventive ways to carry out a graduation ceremony and celebration.

This beauty is Paige. I’ve known her, her whole life, and adore her and her strong and magnetic personality.

I was excited, honoured, and little curious about how this was all going to play out.

It took place at a race track. I believe there was more than one school involved. So there were a lot of diplomas to be given out, and a lot of waiting.

Each graduates name was called with a brief introduction.

They would then proceed to do a lap around the racetrack, safely segregated inside their vehicle. Waving to the crowds out an open window or sunroof, like a parade of royals.

It was a grand procession of vehicles of all shapes, makes, and models circling the track, each containing graduates optimistic for a future yet unwritten.

Here are some photos from the day.

Graduate Paige looks out the truck window happy to be done high school her last name and the words I'm finally done are written on the truck windo

Graduate Paige with her leg showing out the opening in her dress also showing off her shiny silver stappy heels

A Parent waiting for his child to graduate falls through the lawn chair and his wife tries to help him out.

Paige jokingly giving her best buddy the finger gesture

Graduate Paige with her feet on the dash waiting for the graduation vehicle procession to start

A Covid graduation has this group of kids socializing through the truck window waiting for their name to be called to drive around the race track in procession.

Waiting in the vehicle for things to begin Paige and her dad threaten each other with empty water bottles

sister and mom in the back seat on their phones waiting for graduates name to be called signalling our turn to loop around the track

Dad of graduate waits with hand resting on steering wheel as the graduates name and procession number reflect in the window

Little sister blows bubble out the truck window waiting for things to begin

Graduation vehicle procession begins around the Wyant Group race way race track

Graduate paige standing out the truck sun roof during a trip around the race track

Graduate Paige stands out the sun roof waving her flag laughing and happy to be done with covid grad and high school

Tamara Dayle 3/20/20 Tamara Dayle 3/20/20

Mr. Connor McDavid - The Dog

Connor’s family happens to be some of our best friends. They live too far away for my liking but when we get together we make up for time lost.

When we visit Connor McDavid not only does he put up with our (haven’t seen my best friends in forever) shenanigans.. but he also graciously obliges me shoving a camera in his face. Sometimes I think he even appreciates the fact there is a human rolling around on the floor with him.

Here are a few pictures made of this slobbery - big teddy bear - heart of gold, fur turd self.