Purebreds at the Pound

Veterinarian technician Heather Blair plays with a purebred Boston Terrier at the Montgomery County Anumal Resource Center on Thursday, July 1, 2010. There has been an increase in the number of purebred dogs at the center recently.

4th of July 2010

Crowds gather to the RiverScape MetroPark for the City Folk Festival on July 3, 2010. In the evening, the City of Dayton's fireworks show lit up the sky over the Great Miami River.

Country Concert 2010

Here is a run down of some of the performers featured this year:

Fans partake in the last day of festivities at Country Concert in Fort Loramie, Ohio, on July 10, 2010. The evening featured performers Randy Houser, Jo Dee Messina, and Keith Urban.

Fans partake in the last day of festivities at Country Concert in Fort Loramie, Ohio, on July 10, 2010. The evening featured performers Randy Houser, Jo Dee Messina, and Keith Urban.

Fans partake in the second day of festivities at Country Concert in Fort Loramie, Ohio, on July 9, 2010. The second day featured Billy Currington and Trace Adkins.

Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lake in Fort Loramie, Ohio on Thursday, July 8, 2010. The first day feaured Gary Allan and Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr. performs during the first night of performances at Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lake in Fort Loramie, Ohio on Thursday, July 8, 2010.

little butterflies

(Left) Allie Scott, 3, and Navya Garg, 2, climb on playground equipment at Countryside Park. Community members gathered at the Washington Township Community Center, near the park, to memorialize Yukta Garg, a six-year-old girl who was killed in a car accident in front of the center in 2006. In her honer, her family and others are contributing to build the Butterfly Playground in Countryside Park, located behind the rec center.

Literacy Council

Dayton Daily News 2o1o_01The keynote speaker, Erica Gelhaus, Miss Ohio 2009, addresses the audiance at The Miami Valley Literacy Council's celebration of the success of their students on June 24, 2010 at the Dayton Engineers Club.

The Miami Valley Literacy Council volunteer, Patricia People, poses for a photo with Miss Ohio 2009, Erica Gelhaus on June 24, 2010 at the Dayton Engineers Club. Gelhaus was the keynote speaker for the council's program to honor some of their students. People was a volunteer honoree.

PalmerFest 2010

Ohio freshman Jaimi Adams and junior Kyle Brown watch activities at Palmer Fest in Athens, Ohio on Saturday, May 8, 2010.

spring {my doc in progress}

Just an idea: I would like to do this over... with more people. I like the blue sky though, not dusk light. {May 3, 2010}

Kyle Barstow, a junior studying Information Technology Systems, lays outside of Scripps hall on Monday, May 3, 2010 in Athens, Ohio.

Baker Center in Athens, Ohio on May 3, 2010.

Another idea: This one would obviously be better with a lower sun and possibly on a hill to get the shadows a little longer and disproportionate... and definitely in dusk light.

A bird's nest near Factory Street in Athens on April 23, 2010. No one home, not even an egg.

The 8U coach pitch team of the Sandlot League practices at the little league park on Monday, April 12, 2010. Coach Kris Kostival showed the players the correct direction to turn when making a throw, after a catch. Lights may be installed on other frields in the park.

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner speaks to Athens County residents on April 28, 2010 at the Athens Community Center. Brunner is running in the primary election for U.S. Senate againt Lt. Govoner Lee Fisher.