June License Plate Report

Good haul in June — Louisiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Montana, Kentucky, and Kansas — bringing the year-to-date total to 36, but I’m getting this one up PDQ because on the first of July I spotted one of the rare ones. See the state that’s just south of Montana and northeast of Utah? That one.

Good heavens. Just noticed that the state directly south of that one — the one east of Utah and west of Kansas — isn’t colored in. Colorado isn’t especially rare. My theory is that seasonal workers who ski in the winter do water sports in the summer. I’m sure I’ve seen several Colorados since the year began — in 2022 and 2024 I spotted it in January; in 2023 in April.

According to the rules of the license plate game, however, you’ve got to write it down when you see it, when the when and where is still fresh in your mind. Since I made this particular rule, I’m of course gonna stick to it.

I’ll keep my eyes on the road. Check back early next month because I can’t wait to report my July 1 sighting.

About Susanna J. Sturgis

Susanna edits for a living and writes to survive. Having been preoccupied with electoral politics since 2016, she is now getting back to writing -- and she's got plenty to write about. Her blog "The T-Shirt Chronicles," started at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is a meandering memoir based on her out-of-control T-shirt collection. Her other blogs include "From the Seasonally Occupied Territories," about being a year-round resident of Martha's Vineyard, and "Write Through It," about writing, editing, and how to keep going.

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