Veteran's Day

Some fresh frames

(11/07/2008 Spring Hill) Rachel Benes, 4, plays with a parachute at the teddy bear picnic at the West Hernando/Staffordene T. Foggia Branch Library in Spring Hill Friday morning. The teddy bear picnic is an annual event sponsored by the Friends of the Library of Hernando County. The event drew a crowd of over 100 parents and children aged 2-5.


(11/05/2008 Brooksville) Elbert Elliott, 68, of Brooksville, talks about his reactions to the election in front of S.O.S. Famous Barbecue on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Brooksville Wednesday afternoon. Elliott talked about how inspiring it was to see Obama win after living through segregation and watching the civil rights movement unfold.


(11/03/2008 Spring Hill) Elizabeth Townsend, community relations coordinator for the Hernando County Supervisor of Elections, carries a voting machine to a precinct coordinator's vehicle Monday morning behind the Westside Government Center on Forest Oaks Blvd. in Spring Hill.


(11/05/2008 Brooksville) Chuck Benjamen, with the Hernando County Hazmat Team, supervises firefighters during a training exercise in south Brooksville Wednesday. The exercise put more than 100 hours of classroom training to the test, and was one of the firefighters last requirements to complete before taking the state test to be certified as HAZMAT technicians and be on the Hernando County team. The team is comprised of firefighters from Hernando County Fire Rescue, Spring Hill Fire Rescue, and the Brooksville Fire Department.


(10/29/2008 Brooksville) David Murdock and his girlfriend, Jordan Rolph, comfort each other while Hernando County firefighters work to put out a fire in Murdock's home on Terrace Way in Brooksville Wednesday morning. "It sounded like firecrackers going off in the middle bedroom," Nick Shillinger, Murdock's roommate, said, "We tried to put the fire out, but it just spread after we opened the door."

If it was all work, I wouldn't do this.

Just felt like putting up some photos. The election is almost here, and I'm beyond ready for Nov. 5. No, that wasn't a typo.

More from the Biden event on my Sportsshooter page, so check it out if you like.

Sunday was my one day off this last week, so I spent it relaxing with the pup and my lovely wife.

Indiana

I took a whirlwind trip through Indiana this past weekend, my excuse was to photograph Ryan (aka Pops) Miller's wedding. I managed to make it a mini-vacation, got to see the family, and an awful lot of the western half of Indiana...mostly on 2-lane country highways. Luckily, Indiana is a pretty state in the fall.


Ever the host, Marko serves up some pizza rolls after my flight.


Ryan and Ziena after the rehearsal dinner.


Something I liked from the ceremony.


Dave, J, and Ryan.


Early morning, somewhere between Evansville and Bloomington.


A little closer to Bloomington, less early in the morning. If you've ever tried to travel North to South (or vice versa) on the west side of Indiana, you'll know that this is the kind of road you'll spend hours on.


Kristina and Mom in Kristina's dorm room.


Couldn't resist.

Moving Marian to Chicago

The inaugural post for this blog. I've been meaning to get on the blogging bandwagon for quite some time, mostly to have an outlet for sharing pictures with family, friends, anyone interested in taking a peek. What finally got me moving on this was that I needed a place to share an important set of pictures.

Most of you know the backstory here. I travelled with Steve and Marian to Chicago to take Marian to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, the premier rehabilitation facility in the country. Along the way I tried to make a few pictures to show what that journey was like for the Coddingtons. Here are some of those photos.



















































This last photo is Steve's first meal in Chicago...actually, his first real meal since before
I caught up with him at his house around midnight before we started the trip. He's on the phone with Chloe and Grant, telling them goodnight and saying their evening prayers with them.