Always have the shooter with ya....

I happened to see this "little" bit of action the other day while out with my kids.

This guy couldn't get through the drive thru at S-Bucks so I guess it was down the street to try and get a bite at Daylight Donuts!

I love seeing odd stuff like this, and it's why I try to have my camera with me all the time. You never know when you'll happen upon something that you want to shoot. My kids got a kick out of this big 'ol house heading down the street as well.

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Aaaaahhhh Spring Eve....

I was lucky enough to spend some more time with my family this last weekend. I am one of those lucky guys who married not only a gorgeous and incredible woman but was also fortunate enough to find another family that anyone would love to be part of. My in-laws have a home near the Missouri River that we spend as much time as possible in and love every minute we get there.

So, we spent Easter in Pickstown, SD, enjoyed some kickball in the yard, great food, and some drink. Mostly we enjoyed family. I got to get in the boat with my Father in-law Glenn and do a little fishing. This is a shot from the evening we sat on the Missouri below the Ft. Randall Damn. A gorgeous dusk that I often long for and am so incredibly thankful for.

Hope you like it and it gives you a fraction of the peace I felt looking at this sight! To me it is Stunning, the land, the water, what mother nature will give you for a fleeting moment.

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Things I've seen....

I have been, as always looking at my surroundings with a lens in my mind. I recently shot some stuff for a friend that is a defense attorney and that resulted in scouting, then subsequent shooting elsewhere. So I have some not so unique shots here, places that are photographed relentlessly but I found myself at each one completely alone.

The first is the namesake of the city that I live in, city is used as a descriptor loosely. We mostly occupy a large area as farm cast outs, whether it's first gen or 4th gen....we who live here mostly likely have blood that was shed upon the fields of SD.

The latter is a place that is dedicated to those who have served this country in battle. The Veterans Memorial Park. I don't know what drew me to this park that day but 30seconds into my visit I saw what will stay with me until my last breath. I walked upon the memorial bricks and was greeted by a lone Rose, it was the only color in the park and symbolized the individual. The man or woman that signs a dotted line, leaves their family maybe to never return. Sacrifice that most of us can not imagine. I stared at this rose for a long time and thanked all who bled their end upon the earth for us and for those who still fight.

These are things I see and if I were more disciplined about having the camera with me the more I could express myself. Just remember that when you think that the day is tough, someone is walking down a road that DOES have an end and won't be coming home!
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