Rochester

At the end of each night while we were at Mayo, I would edit and transmit photos, start importing video, and then satisfy some cabin fever and general emotional unrest with a walk around downtown.

Scary movies

Features needed a photo illustration for a Halloween story they did about the best scary movies. Seth helped me out by rounding up some friends, and we wrecked the floor of a local theater. I can now add "vacuuming" to my list of things I will do for a photo.

Daycare

Barb did a story on daycare certification a few weeks ago. I photographed a daycare up in Belle Fourche. These kids were getting ready to go outside and play.

Storybook Island

A really annoying theme park in town decorated for the holiday. I say really annoying because it is the biggest eye-sore and I have to drive past it like nineteen times a day. But if you're four, it's probably a real hoot.

Non-voters

Barb did a story on non-voters for a pre-election story. This is super late. Anyways, this woman doesn't vote. In the process of talking about her life and the difficult things she deals with everyday, she starts telling me about her granddaughter and how her granddaughter needs a feeding tube to survive. The woman then proceeds to lift up her shirt and show me where the feeding tube goes. I have to say that was the first time an old lady has ever flashed me.

State Volleyball

We had a handful of state tournaments in Rapid this year: basketball, golf and volleyball. There have been some long days and late nights shooting sports. This is how I felt at the end of the volleyball tournament. Oh, and catwalks rule.

Rush home opener

We got a new hockey team in town. And Seth is their number one fan. Trust me, I wouldn't have pegged Seth as a hockey fan either but seriously games are more fun with Seth there. Here are some images from the home opener a few weeks ago.

Deadwood

A National Geographic Traveler review of Deadwood prompted our business reporter to do some digging around in the tourist and historic scene of Deadwood. The review basically slammed Deadwood, saying that it lacked character and basically chalking it up to being a smaller Reno. Can't say I totally disagreed. I think what we both found out at the end was that you really need to look hard to find a Deadwood that isn't just slot machines and overpriced crap.

Veteran's Day

Found a folder lost on my desktop with a bunch of photos I meant to post here. Here's one from the Veteran's Day parade downtown. Ryan's critique from my take was that nothing said "parade." Touché Ryan, touché.

January 5th

In two weeks I will have been here for a year. I've been pouring over archives from the past twelve months, trying to put together a tight edit for a review. This year has been... indescribable. It has been incredibly challenging. I've never lived this far from home. And it's not so much that I miss my friends and family (which of course I do), it's more of an adjustment of making a place a home. When I left for internships, there was always an expiration date on my stay. But a job isn't the same. Any reservations that I may have had when I was doing the move are long gone.

This is home.