Jeepers rejoice!
Laura and I are both happy Jeep owners. So, we want to take a moment to wish our favorite vehicle brand a very happy 83rd birthday. We hope that we are still both good-looking and capable when we get to be that age!!!
Personal
Happy Mother’s Day
More than 11 years ago, I lost my mom to cancer. There have been many things that have happened in my life during those years that I wish I could share with her or seek her advice about. I took it for granted that she would be around to talk with…even if I wasn’t the …
We’re proud parents again! (Well, sort of…)
I looked out the kitchen window Monday and noticed a disturbance in the side yard. Being a naturally curious person, I took a quick stroll outside to see what was going on. Much to my surprise, I discovered it was a rabbit nest and there were three young bunnies hiding amongst the grass clippings and …
And so it began
The date was April 12, 1981. I was still in elementary school when Space Transportation System-1 (STS-1)—better known as the space shuttle Columbia—lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad LC-39A, ushering in a return to manned spaceflight for the United States since the Apollo program ended in December 1972 (less than a year before I …
Gratitude from Above
We live close to a military base, so it’s not uncommon for us to hear (and often see) jets and helicopters flying overhead during the day and night. I’ve always enjoyed and been fascinated by aircraft. I volunteered for two years in high school, working at an air show. I did everything from sinking fenceposts …
A new chapter
I went out to the inaugural event of the Palmetto Shutterbugs photo group in town this morning. It is led by Chris, a fellow former photojournalist. We met at the downtown library location for a short presentation before heading out as a group on a photo walk. A dozen photographers of all skill levels using …
A Willing Model
I couldn’t resist snapping this photo of Ellie chilling in the home office with me this afternoon. She is such a beautiful and photogenic dog that it is easy to get good photos of her regularly. When we adopted her back in Indiana, we did a DNA test to get check her breed and learn …
The end of a magazine icon
Wow. I am still speechless. Three days ago—on Friday—the staff of the Sports Illustrated magazine were notified they were being laid off, and the magazine is shutting down. According to reports I have read online, the magazine’s publisher (the Arena Group) announced that even though the print product is going away, there will still be …
RIP Coach Knight
I was a student at Indiana University in the early 90s. While working for the student newspaper, I had the opportunity to attend many Indiana basketball games over my four years there. The one thing I could count on, as a photographer, was an emotional Coach, Bob Knight, passionately performing his craft on the sidelines …
Fall festival finds
Today, we went to the 2023 Midlands Fall Arts & Crafts Market in West Columbia. This annual market features more than 150 vendors selling a vareity of fall, Halloween and holiday-themed arts and crafts. I was hoping to see one of my favorite local vendors there, but the shop wasn’t present this time. Among the …