It's back.

I just photographed by first baseball and softball games for the year. Here's to another great year of spring sports. Soccer is coming as is track and, yes, golf. Am I missing any?

To be three

Down on the farm

Sparty was sleepy

Twister

Ryan and I were working on drywalling his basement when we noticed that the sky had turned green outside. We went up to investigate, and saw that the storm had narrowly missed us. I got a phone call from my editor that there were reports coming in of damage just up the road so we jumped his truck and drove the short four miles to North Bradley. We found the worst of it and I took a few photos there before we went to check on Ryan's sister's home which was near the damage path. The twister passed within 200 yards of her house. Fortunately, no one was injured in the storm.





[Ryan realizing that the destruction path was in line with his sister's house. Luckily, it missed them by 200 yards.]

Dow Corning Tennis Classic

The Dow Corning Tennis Classic rolled into town a few weeks ago and I spent my fair share of time on the court shooting pros who may break into the big leagues in coming years. I heard one coach describe the event as triple-A baseball. It's not the majors, but they are getting close.

Darth Vader in the Kitchen

Things I saw on Friday: a baby calf, a dog chasing a vacuum cleaner, a cat named Fuzzy, a sixty car pile up on I-75, and Darth Vader eating pizza. This post is about the last event of that hectic day. I followed local Star Wars enthusiasts on their way to the 3D premiere of Episode I. The original Star Wars movies are some of my favorites and I had a blast hanging out with the crew as they suited up. The next post will include a picture of Fuzzy the cat.

Off the ice

[Midland senior Kristen Kareus carries an armful of hockey sticks to the Midland bench at Midland Civic Arena on Wednesday prior to the game against H.H. Dow High School. Kareus is a manager with the team. The Chargers scored two goals in the third period to tie the game, but the Chemics pulled out a win in the final minutes to make it 5-3.]

Daily Grind

The first month of new year flew by with a lot of daily assignments and a new project starting up. One month down, eleven to go! I have a good feeling about 2012.

Winter feels like spring

I took a walk on the Tridge today to see what people were up to and saw teenagers taking their chances on what little ice we have this winter. I took a few from up high before I ventured out onto the frozen river to get some photos closer up. It felt alright under the feet, though I wonder how thick the ice really was.