Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Cherubs in the Kitchen


Participants in the 2009 Nacogdoches Tour of Homes discuss the art and decorations in the kitchen of the home of Linda Sisk on Deerfield Drive Saturday afternoon. A French frieze of cherubs sits above the kitchen range.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Smiles


Residents of the GODTEL homeless shelter in downtown Nacogdoches, Christy Cromwell, right, Korey Landry, center, and Elijah Balmore, 2, joke around with each other after a meal Tuesday afternoon in 2009.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Relax


Tamara Stovall, massage therapist for Nirvaana Medispa, gives a massage at the Nacogdoches Junior Forum annual Holiday in the Pines Christmas shopping extravaganza Thursday evening at the Hotel Fredonia in 2009.

That Time of Year - Shopping


Shoppers enter and exit the Nacogdoches Wal-Mart Saturday afternoon in winter of 2009.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Rick Perry at Hotel Fredonia


Texas Governor Rick Perry pokes his head out from behind a curtain on stage after giving a speech about the positive economic outlook for Texas at the 2009 East Texas Economic Development Summit in the ballroom of the Hotel Fredonia in downtown Nacogdoches Thursday morning.

***I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from my time at The Daily Sentinel before I go on my trip. I'm trying to get used to posting to this blog everyday. Here, Rick Perry jokes around after giving a speech.

***I'm not sure how many other photographers from The Daily Texan or UT still look at this blog but if you do and are not listed on the right then send me your blog address and I'll update the list with your name.

International Fashion Show
















Anh Nguyen, right, an international student from Vietnam studying accounting at Stephen F. Austin State University, gets a last minute touch up before going on stage.

***I've had a great experience but now I am moving on. In my transition period I will be posting a few pictures from my past year at the The Daily Sentinel newspaper.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Reading in a Tent


Kelly Searles and her son Gabe Searles, 6, read a book together one of the tents set up behind Raguet Elementary during the school's 2X2 Camp-out event. The Tuesday evening event included a hayride, books to read in tents, and food cooked over a fire.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Pineywoods Fair Rabbit Judging


A rabbit sneaks out of his cage during the rabbit show judging at the Pineywoods Fair on Oct. 12.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Family Fun Day


Jill Palmer, age 5, makes bubbles with a star-shaped wand at the annual Family Fun Day event in Festival Plaza.

Reunion in a Small Town


Friends who met while attending Florida College in Tampa, Florida and who now live in different states across the country, play a game of touch football at Homer Bryce Stadium Saturday, Jan. 2. These friends, one of whom attends Stephen F. Austin State University, got together for a reunion in Nacogdoches.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Ramadan


Muhammad Abdullah, a Muslim living in Nacogdoches, laughs while telling a story relating to his faith on August 24. He is wearing an Egyptian Thobe along with an Islamic prayer hat. When talking about his faith in relation to other religions, Abdullah went on to say, "we may have our different ways but we all worship one god."

Tuesday, July 13, 2010


Actress Rachael Magill, center, stands under an umbrella held by Ashley Clark, in order to stay cool between takes, while crew members prepare to film a scene of the Stephen F. Austin State University student film, "Greater Heights", directed by SFA masters student, Ira Shiflet, in blue. The scene was filmed on a dock at Lake Nacogdoches last week.

Damion James reacts after hearing his first round 24th pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks and then his trade to the New Jersey Nets on at the Nacogdoches Boys and Girls Club.