Mind, Body & Soul

When I photographing during yoga classes, I felt the room to rise in temperature. OH NO! I thought, my lenses are going to get foggy... QUICK let the lens adjust to the temperature. I felt like I was working out holding the camera and taking picture while I was dripping sweat from the hot classes, but I loved it. I would definitely do it again!

Amanda Sharrai from Adrian, Michigan instructs her class the Virabhadrasana (warrior I) pose at Inhale Yoga Studio in Athens, Ohio on Thursday, September 21, 2011. Sharrai has been teaching yoga since 2008 and recently started to work at studio. “ I like how people are open minded at a the studio. I enjoy seeing my students push themselves physically and see them rewarded when they get past the mental block,” she said.

Amanda Sharrai, applies pressure on Emily Penick shoulders to ease tension during cool down session. The Princeton, New Jersey native and Ohio University graduate theatre student loves the sense of community at Inhale Yoga Studio. “ I feel centered and feel more capable of overcoming other obstacles in my life,” she said.

Alpaca Days

Alpaca makes the cutest noises ever! They are cute and fluffy! I couldn't stop touching the fibers that Harmony Ridge Farm in Oak Hill, Ohio was selling for crafts. 

Kendra Bradford talks to customers as she holds her daughter, Candence at the 5th Annual Alpaca Farms Day at Harmony Ridge Farm in Oak Hill, Ohio on Saturday, September 18, 2011. Kendra Bradford works for her parents as a Heart Felt Criations ltd. fabric designer, spinning Alpaca fiber and making hand crafted goods. “I moved near my parents to help them with the creative side of the farm. I am doing something I love. designing.”

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PawPaw Festival

I have never herd of a pawpaw before. I tasted one at the Farmer's Market a few weeks ago, and OMG the taste was amazing. The texture and taste was almost a mango. Sadly, paw paw is ending its season and I have to wait for another year to taste it juices. 

September 16 & 17: I experienced my first Pawpaw festival. It was fun and exciting event to go. I thought it would be great and follow around the Pawpaw mascot.


35-year-old Joey Boyle stands around as the Pawpaw fruit mascot at the Pawpaw Festival at Lake Snowden in Albany, Ohio on Friday, September 16, 2011. Boyle volunteers at least 12 hours to wear the 35 lb. costume his girlfriend, Kelly Shaw, made for the festival. “I sometimes wonder what would a pawpaw do if it was a person,” said Boyle.

Pawpaw mascot shoes