Unfortunately, there wasn’t any punkin chunkin at Living Local this year, but the entire afternoon was a blast nonetheless.
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Welcome Home, Mr. Halt
Colonel Michael Halt recently returned to the island from a 15-month deployment to Afghanistan with the Marine Corps Reserve (he had previously served for seven months in Iraq in 2007). Yesterday Mr. Halt, who is the principal of the West Tisbury School, was officially welcomed back by his students.
I WISH I had been more to the left for this photo. Oh well.
A Few More Kiddie Yoga Photos
An Overdose of Adorable, part two
Yesterday I photographed “Kids’ Day” at the YMCA. There were alpacas (from the farm! Ohhhh how I have missed the alpacas…they’ll get their own post later on) and baby steers. And kiddie yoga classes!
This photo inspired by the wonderfully talented Mito Habe-Evans.
An Overdose of Adorable, part one
Gone Fishing
There’s a month-long fishing derby going on on the Vineyard right now. I don’t usually shoot the fishing assignments, but the regular photographer was off-Island this weekend, so I got to go photograph the spinoff Kids Derby this morning.
I wish I’d been in a Kids Derby when I was younger….although I probably wouldn’t have cared much for the 6 a.m. start time.
Cheyenne Tilton of Edgartown eyeballs the size of her freshly caught scup. Tilton judged the scup to be too small and opted to throw it back rather than bring it to weigh-in. Entrants in the derby were allowed only one catch for weigh-in.
Tony Giambattisti, left, of Oak Bluffs helps daughter Indigo put fresh bait on her line before she casts off. This is the first year Indigo has entered the derby.
Parents and children line the Steamship Authority Wharf in Oak Bluffs during the Kids Derby. The Derby began at 6 a.m. and ended before ferry service from Oak Bluffs began for the morning.
Anthony Bernard waits as judges measure the size of his freshly caught seabass. Bernard caught his fish just as the derby was ending, but managed to get a weigh-in nonetheless.
Tyla Ben David enters the winner’s circle to receive her prize. Ben David won first prize in the 8 and under division of the Kids Derby.