The year in Photos
The second quarter of the year; favorites from Nila Smith

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[January 04, 2023]    “I drew the second quarter of 2022 for the time frame I would choose ten of my favorite photos. For me it is good that I only had three months to choose from, because there are always so many photos that I love and therefore have a difficult time choosing.

“Even when I only had to choose from April, May and June, there were still some difficult decisions.

“Photos tell a story, they record history, mark special moments in our lives, and give us a record of something that brings us joy, makes us proud, or marks a day in our lives or in the history of our community.

“And, sometimes, we choose photos just because they are cute, or mind boggling.

“I like showing the expressions on faces of people, and during the Easter Egg hunt season, the faces of kids are magical. I also enjoy noting things people do that make them a hero in the eyes of others, such as a Lincoln Police Officer rescuing a kitten. Sometimes, I enjoy recording the relationships of generations and the coming together over a common interest, such as the photo take by Karen Hargis at the Sun Ag tractor show. The photo submitted by Jennifer Keith, a scene from Arsenic and Old Lace rehearsals was just priceless for the expressions on the faces of the characters.

“I also have a sense of pride when I see young people stepping up and being a part of our community such as at the Third Friday events in Lincoln and the Lincoln Memorial Hospital Market in the summer.

“Then there are those photos that just blow your mind and you have to wonder, how on earth did that happen. The photo of a photo taken by Randy Washam of Lincoln and included in one of the Lincoln Arts Institute monthly shows is such a picture, and the one that is my favorite for the months of April, May, and June.”

April 11, 2022

The excitement and anticipation on this child's face exemplifies the general mood on Saturday morning at Scully Park in Lincoln.

Children gathered there for the annual Open Arms Christian Fellowship Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt, which was more like a mad dash, included more than 10,000 plastic eggs strewn about three park sections. Kids were divided by age, and one group at a time was let go to run out and gather up as many eggs as they could lay their hands on.

Photo by Nila Smith

April 11, 2022

 




May 4, 2022

On the Wednesday after Easter, Lincoln K-9 Officer Ryan Sullivan did a remarkable thing in the eyes of Delores Cummings and Judy Hail. He got down and dirty with the drywall in the Cummings’ home to rescue a wayward kitten trapped in the wall.

The kitten was not a part of the Cummings home, and Delores said she has yet to figure out just how the kitten got into the skeletal structure of the house. She is just relieved and very thankful that the kitten was rescued and is now recovering from its traumatic event with a foster parent volunteer at the Humane Society of Logan County.

Photo by Delores Cummings



May 20, 2022

Logan County Tourism Director Alice Roate was the celebrity bell ringer at the LMH Market last Saturday. After ringing the bell, she led a lap around the track accompanied by her good friend Eric Nguyen on the left, very good friend Jake McCray on the right and her best friend Fitz the Dog.

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The lap around the track was part of the LMH Moving at the Market program. Shoppers were encouraged to join Roate and, in return, received a one-month free membership to the Lincoln YMCA.

Photo by Nila Smith
 




May 27, 2022

Now, this is just too cute. Today we caught this shot of two motorcycles and the first thought was "like father like son." But we don't know that do we? This could be a mommy-daughter duo, daddy-daughter, or mommy-son, so let us say this is a very special representation of a parent-child relationship, sharing in a common interest.
 


Either way, seeing the big motorcycle with the little one parked alongside was just too cute not to shoot.

Photo by Karen Hargis
 




June 17, 2022

The June exhibit at the Lincoln Arts Institute is open for viewing this weekend, including during the Third Friday Downtown Lincoln event.

If you haven't had a chance to stop in yet, be sure to do so soon. In the meantime, enjoy a peek at the exhibit in today's edition of Lincoln Daily News.

Photo by Nila Smith
 




June 18, 2022

On Thursday afternoon, the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics passed through Lincoln, stopping at New Union Cemetery on the city's south side.

There, everyone gathered together for a photo at the final resting place of Logan County Sheriff Deputy Scott Brown. The leg of the run through Lincoln has also been titled the Scott Brown Memorial Run in memory of Brown.

Brown's wife Dawn joined the group of runners in the photo op.

By Nila Smith
 

 




June 20, 2022

By Karen Hargis
 


June 21, 2022

By Jennifer Keith
 

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