Wednesday, September 28, 2011

New Orleans


A street musician on Canal Street


An old car on Chartres Street in the French Quarter.


The "Bourbon Street Devil" as this guy wished to be called.


Piggy-back rides on Bourbon Street.


An man smoking and listening to a street band play on the corner of Bourbon Street and Canal Street.


Tuba player in a street horn band.


Chess on the street.


A young gal on a bicycle on Royal Street in the French Quarter


"Is this your card?" Street magician on Royal Street in the French Quarter


Juggling large knives while balancing on a tube. Royal Street in the French Quarter.


A man named Ricky who said he was a third generation musician. He has found his spot underneath a magnolia tree and has been playing there for several years.

Friday, May 07, 2010

Honor Flight






















Rest of April and Some of May



Southern Wesleyan University graduate Jonathan Payne, 22, of Greenville, gives a high five to Physical Education professor Keith Conners before the start of the graduation ceremony in Central Tuesday afternoon.



Palmetto High School's Trey Hayes pitches to Pageland Central High School's Josh Covington in the first inning of their game in Williamston Wednesday night.



Wren High School's Brett Cash slides safe into second base past Gaffney High School's Jared Mills in the first inning of their game at Wren Tuesday.



Anderson Swim Team member Andrew Heintz, left, kicks off the wall as Braden Cochran swims in the same lane during practice at the Sheppard Swim Center Tuesday afternoon.



Anderson Swim Club pre-senior group members swim four or more to a lane during practice at the Sheppard Swim Center Tuesday afternoon.



Dougie Rumsey tosses his daughter Hannah Rumsey, 2, in the air at the Anderson Block Party Thursday evening. The Block Party will also be held this evening and Saturday.



Abby Loftis, 5, reaches to place a plastic bottle in a recycling bin at the Civic Center Convience Center Monday afternoon.



Zip line guide Kyle Burnett does a check of the zip line system at Chattooga Ridge Canopy Tours in Long Creek, SC.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

More Stuff

Battle of Anderson














90 year-old Leroy Whiten has been making clocks and lap steel guitars from hand for several years. He is an avid collector of clocks which he also repairs.



Sally Stein leans in to smell the flowers of a Redbud tree while touring the South Carolina Botanical Gardens Friday afternoon.



A Japanese camelia in bloom at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens.



Morgan Pitts, 4, plays with kittens that are up for adoption at the Oconee County Animal Shelter Wednesday afternoon.



Debbie Williams walks past the glass art work made by Michele Blank during the Pendleton Spring Jubilee on the village square Saturday afternoon.



T.L. Hanna High School Jazz Band trumpeters play along as the band plays Chicago's "Free" during the first Block Party of the year.



Clemson University students McKenna Hershberger and Joe Cogliano share a glance while taking advantage of the warm temperatures and clear skies to study outside of the Strom Thurmond Institue Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid 80's by Friday.



Xander Smiley, 7, runs on the top of "Kite Hill" in Clemson while trying to get his kite in the air on a windy Saturday afternoon.



A Honea Path fire fighter sprays inside the attic of a house on the corner of Chiquola Avenue and Railroad Street as fire fighters from two counties work to control the fire.



Firefighters from Anderson and Abbeville County work to put out a house fire on the corner or Chiquola Avenue and Railroad Street in Honea Path on Wednesday afternoon.



A Clemson student walks through Bowman field during a snow storm.



A 1994 Nissan Altima caught fire at Total Transmission on Market Street Thursday afternoon. Employees of the shop were working on the car while is was on a flat bed truck when the car caught fire. Employees were able to contain the fire with fire extinguisher and get the car out of the garage. Homeland Park Fire Department responded to the call and was able to put the vehicle fire out. No injuries were reported.



Dwight Greene helps clean up the debris at B&B Diner on Williamston Road after a fire destroyed the building early Saturday morning.



Anderson City Police officers investigate the scene of a fatal shooting on Lindsay Street on Thursday evening.



People react at the scene of a fatal shooting.



A woman is helped away from an ambulance that held a man who was shot in the chest and died on Thursday evening.