Animal House 1987

During the early to late 1980's, the Bronx in New York City was burning down, and these men here from the 183rd and Jerome Avenue firehouse known as the Animal House (Engine 75- Ladder33) were taxed with protecting a very busy area of the Bronx. I got to know many of these men very well while doing ride along's on weekends, going to more fires in 48 hours than some firehouses in the country do in a months time or longer. ALL of these men are now retired from the job, with all surviving the terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001. Ironically I choose this image on the 26th anniversary of the first bombing of the World Trade Center.

New Knee Please

Today, my nearly life long friend Tim down in Brooksville Florida gets himself a brand new knee. Too many years of fire trucks, farming and just plain ole old age caught up with him, so today, it's titanium knee time. Welcome to the club my friend. Get well soon brother!!

Fist Bump

A touching image I captured in 2017 of my friend, retired Hanover Police chief Dwayne Smith approaching the finish line. One of his former police officers escorted him to the finish line, congratulating him just prior with this fist bump. 

In Flight

A large pelican takes flight across the Gulf of Mexico in Clearwater Beach Florida recently while we were on vacation. These birds are large and fly with such grace.

A Drippy Pipe

A drippy pipe is never a good thing, but it makes for a fun middle of winter photo while out walking around town. This is a shot left over from early 2015 when it was still cold and wintery-like out side, not like this current spring-like December we have been having.

Bee Sex

Playing around learning my new Nikon D4s camera, I spent about twenty minutes watching a few bumble bees work their magic on our flower bed. The depth of field is spectacular, but I was a tad out of focus on the bee itself.

Spiders on the Hillsborough

While walking along the Hillsborough River near Brooksville Florida recently, I came across this rather large and intimidating looking spider on a huge web.