Thursday, December 22, 2011

Best of 2011 -- Feature Photos

And the final entry in my Best of 2011 series. These are my favorite feature/wild art photos from the year. Per usual, no particular order. Enjoy!


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --01/05/11--
Joe Hiryak cleans windows above the second floor of the Fayetteville Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. The three-man crew from Fayetteville Window Washing is working on the project which takes about 10-12 days, depending on weather conditions.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --08/31/11--
Jon Cottrell lifts a stencil after painting one of two parking spaces outside Bentonville High School designating them for police parking on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Cottell works in the maintenance department for the school's athletic complex.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --08/24/11--
Volunteer Charles Richardson of Fayetteville stains wood framing the Butterfly House at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. The Butterfly House is scheduled to be completed and opened in about two weeks.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --09/14/11--
Justin Loomis of Bushneell, Fla., plays with an Asian elephant while helping set up for the NWA Shrine Circus at Parsons Stadium in Springdale. The two-day event presented by James Cristy Cole Circus out of Mabank, Texas, will have a show tonight at 7:30 along with a special children's performance at 4:30.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --09/30/11--
Center director Tina Batlle hangs streamers from the sign outside the Farmington Senior/Community Center on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Batlle and Erma Newman, both of Farmington, were helping to "paint the town red" for the annual football game between Farmington and Prairie Grove later in the evening.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/17/11--
Susan Hahn (left) of Fayetteville and Haley Callahan, 5, of Fayetteville, look over some of the kittens available at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter on Friday, June 17, 2011. The shelter had about 35 cats available for adoption for Free Cat Friday.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --02/03/11--
University of Arkansas freshmen Amber Cooper (left), 18, and Kristi Smylie, 19, roll into laughter after crashing while sledding down the hill at the corner of Maple Street and Razorback Road on the Fayetteville campus.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --03/23/11--
Sara Carter and her daughter, Alyson, 3, both of Bella Vista make funny faces in a photo booth on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, inside the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. The pair were there for the center's annual Spring Break Week.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --03/28/11--
Casey Adams with Milford Signs in Centerton removes letters from the side of the Old Navy store in the Scottsdale Center in Rogers on Monday, March 28, 2011. The store is moving to a new location in the Pinnacle Hills Promenade also in Rogers.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --10/18/11--
Ethel Gibbs of Bella Vista exercises with about 30 other participants during Silver Sneakers inside Riordan Hall in Bella Vista on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The muscular strength and range of movement class is led by Victoria Hodgson on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the center and will soon add a cardio class on Wednesdays.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --10/20/11--
Manuel Hernandez (right), 17, watches as Logan Saoter, 15, misses the bar the pair were supposed to leap for simultaneously from a 29-feet-high platform at the Team Adventure Center ropes course outside the Jones Center for Families in Springdale on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. The pair were part of a group of 21 students from Crossroads Alternative School in Rogers participating in the team-building exercises on the course.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --04/29/11--
Mackenzie Scott, 6, quickly puts on cowboy attire over her clothes during a relay race during the Stick Horse Rodeo at Walker Elementary School in Springdale on Friday, April 29, 2011. The event for Springdale Public Schools first-graders which is usually held at Parsons Stadium was shifted to the individual schools due to inclement weather leading up to the two-day event.


Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --08/14/11--
Nick Welch-Bolen (left) of Fayetteville tries to defend as Casey Hooper of Fayetteville leaps to make a grab during an ultimate tournament game between "Nick & the Beanstalks" (green) and "Pank" (pink) at Walker Park on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011. The eight-team tournament is the culmination of the eight-week summer league for the Fayetteville Disc Association.

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