Fish - 02/08/10 - Photo by Jen Rynda

I was a little early to the Swearing In Ceremony for the new Greece Police Chief Todd Baxter and I thought I would hang out for a bit in at the Greece Public Library to wait.  I saw Dominic DiLettera, 2 1/2, of Greece watching the fish swim around.  He had the cutest little expression on his face.

Purim Palooza - 2/7/2010 - Photo by Annette Lein

I spent Sunday afternoon at the Jewish Community Center during their annual “Purim Palooza” celebration.  Purim commemorates the victory of the Jews over the evil Haman who sought to slay the Jews of ancient Persia. On this special day children and adults often dress up in their favorite costumes.  The room was full of adorable kids making crafts related to Purim, so there were many photos to be made. I had fun watching Michael Brodsky, age 6, of Pittsford, who was just wearing large glasses as his Purim costume and making an amusing picture for me.

The key to the city - 2/5/10 - photo by Tina Yee

Press conferences and good photos usually don’t appear in the same sentence.  I like to go early and stay late hoping and praying I get a nice moment.  Lucky for me this happened before they were presented with the keys to the city.

These two men are the Rochester police officers who were shot when they responded to a home invasion call.

All American hockey - 02/02/10 - Photo by Shawn Dowd

While waiting to cover the Pittsford vs Penfield high school hockey game, I found this flag in a window up in the photographers platform during warm ups and just waited for a nice moment when the kids lined up within the flag.

Worth a thousand words - 02/02/2010 - photo by Will Yurman

Jodi Beckwith, still slightly stunned, photographs her new look so she can email her husband and friends. Jodi will be playing Peter Pan in the upcoming Rochester Children’s Theater production and had her long black hair dyed and cut for the role. Her husband Stefan is playing Captain Hook and their son and daughter are in the play too. I’m working on a story about their experiences and Jodi was nice enough to let me document the trauma of having her hair cut off. It helps that we’re good friends.

Shoot the Puck! - 01/31/10 - Photo by Jen Rynda

I thought I had a winner when I saw Rochester Americans’ David Brine (right) attempt to score on Adirondack Phantoms’ goalie Johan Backlund (center) but he skated past the goal and missed the shot:/  Come on Brine!!!  I was really hoping he would have gone upper 90.

Fashioning Kimonos - 1/31/10 - Photo by Annette Lein

Sunday afternoon I had the opportunity to see stunning Japanese kimonos on display at the Memorial Art Gallery . I was shooting photos to accompany a story about the opening  of the show “Fashioning Kimono” by reporter Anna Reguero. While there,  I spotted David Hoffend, right, and his young friend Haley Dietrion, age 5, left, looking at the glorious Japanese kimonos. Haley was very curious and seemed enthralled by all the amazing designs and colors.  The exhibit will run through April 4th.