Archive for June, 2011

Building relationships one patient at a time

Building relationships one patient at a time

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. – For hundreds of years, life along the Mississippi River has always been hard. Just ask anyone who has spent most of their life here and they will tell you.

Recurring floods, tornadoes and periods of drought coupled with major losses of industries over the last four decades have not helped.

Caring for all creatures, great and small

Caring for all creatures, great and small

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. – A tiny chestnut brown Chihuahua mix slowly opened its eyes and let out a pitiful groan as if to say, “What just happened?”

With a gentle touch and a sweet caress, Army Reserve Spc. Michelle Millien, a veterinarian technician from Manhattan, N.Y., reached down and wrapped the shaking dog in a soft white towel and whispered in its ear, “It will be alright.”

Soon, the dog was fully alert and ready to go home – albeit, a little sore, but ready to go.

Ladybug in morning dew

Ladybug in morning dew

I stepped outside this a.m. to let the dog out and saw this ladybug covered in dew on the grill cover. It actually felt nice out for a change. BTW, shot with a Nikon P7000 … a great little camera with lots of pro features just not all the weight. Sometimes it’s nice to carry a small camera and not all that gear. Shot with the macro feature, cropped and adjusted in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.


U.S. Army Reserve Command Cases Its Colors

U.S. Army Reserve Command Cases Its Colors

In what was personally a sad day for this photojournalist, I was on hand to witness and record history as the U.S. Army Reserve Command cased its colors, symbolically signifying the move of the headquarters from Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Ga. to Fort Bragg, N.C.

Fayetteville sign maker leaving his mark on new FORSCOM/USARC headquarters

Fayetteville sign maker leaving his mark on new FORSCOM/USARC headquarters

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A few years ago, a local sign maker sat in his truck on what was then a basically blank canvas of dirt at the corner of Knox and Randolph streets on Fort Bragg.