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.

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.

Pineywoods Fair Rabbit Judging

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

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.

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."