I rode a horse! Ok, a mule.

We shot a story about a training class for a Search and Rescue team. After we, the reporter and I, had spent the morning shooting their drills, they stopped for a lunch break. Once they found out that I never rode a horse, they seemed personally offended. I was never a horse girl growing up, and the only time I tried to get on a horse was a few years ago. The darn thing was so restless, I could barely get in the saddle. Not a happy memory. So they sat me on a training mule (pictured above) and I rode around the padlock a few times. I now kinda get the whole horseback riding thing, it was very relaxing. Though the mule didn't seem to agree with the direction/speed I was trying to make her go, it was a much better experience than the first time.

a few random shots

Two recent favs

Ok, the fun run with the kids, the intensity of the kid in the gray always makes me smile. I gotta approach everyday with that kind of drive. Way to inspire kiddo! As for the frog, this kid kept bringing me all sorts of random things as I was shooting the family garden. A stick, a bug, a rock, you name it. Well he comes over with this tiny little frog between his fingers. Not a happy camper but cute as heck.

Dock Dogs

A competition where dogs leap into the water after a toy. Test speed, length, and intelligence (can they find the toy???). A really fun time, shot some video but the audio didn't turn out as good as I would like. Trying to decide what to do with it, because the video alone will make you smile.

Some end of the season baseball photos

Warren “Sneak” Lewis

Nash County Investigator Warren “Sneak” Lewis, 38, was shot and killed Thursday evening while on assignment with the Eastern North Carolina Fugitive Task Force in Kinston. We spent Friday at press conferences and driving around town to visit different memorials. Our hearts go out to his family that he left behind.