I shot this picture of Granny D at her 100th birthday party in January. The Governor's Executive Suite was pretty crowded with her fans and various media, and I decided to get creative to show her in the spotlight. I wrote about it on my personal blog, saying I wasn't sure whether the picture really worked. Dennis Burke, who co-wrote her memoir, happened upon the entry and told me that he'd showed the photo to Granny D. "She thinks it is, hands down, her favorite picture of herself," he wrote. What a compliment. She was an inspiration to many of us here in New Hampshire and throughout the US, and she will be missed. Keep shining, Granny D.

I hopped over to White Park in Concord to grab some features before it got too dark one day last week. These kids were playing a friendly game of basketball after school. Top is Kyle Seay (left), 10 and  his brother Dustin Seay, 12. They were playing with high school boys so I felt lucky for them that they had each other to  mark instead of the teenager. Bottom is Nate Groleau (left), 16, and Trevlyn Gosse, also 16. (Concord Monitor photo/Sarah Beth Glicksteen)

I stumbled upon this scene earlier in the week while on a political assignment. It struck me in the sense that the same scene could have existed twenty or even thirty years ago. Objects that used to be staples in our lives, such as phones with chords and cigarette dispensers, are now becoming things of the past.

Tim Kenney, with PSNH, repairs damaged power lines from the wind storm in the Maple Grove Campground in Pembroke on Wednesday evening, March 3, 2010.  The PSNH workers said that this was their final call for storm damage.
(Concord Monitor Photo/Katie Barnes)

Rain drops collect on a feather in Concord on Thursday, March 4, 2010.  (Concord Monitor photo/Katie Barnes)

 Jayden Stublos, 9, reacts to a face full of snow as he holds strong against two older Danbury boys in a snowball fight. His brother, Morgan Stubbs, 13, sits in a snow bank in front of friend Kendall Hoy, 12. The kids enjoy one last snowball fight as their families pack up to leave the Winter Festival at Independence Park in Danbury, Nh, on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. (Concord Monitor photo/Sarah Beth Glicksteen)

Last week I convinced Charles Murphree, better-known to his fans as The Guy Who Sings Your Orders At Burger King, to sing to me. He talked some, too. Read more and listen to him here: Burger King stifles musical server.