Float down the Codorus Creek

 Steve Swope owns and operates Codorus Creek Outfitters, taking rafters, floaters and kayakers down the creek to his takeout point at Days Mill Road and the Heritage Rail Trail.

  Now, the Codorus Creek has long been known as something other than a recreational paradise, but Swope is doing what he can to change its image, giving people a chance to float quietly downstream and through some pretty country.

The Codorus is not dangerous--in a whitewater rafting kind of way--since it's only ankle to waist deep and the 'rapids' are more like ripples that would make whitewater experts snicker.

Don't expect the excitement of the Snake River or even the Cheat or Youghiogheny Rivers. In this section of the creek, the Codorus is a floater. But for a quiet, cooling summer day trip, it might be the perfect way to spend a day off with the kids.

Happy Fourth of July

Fireworks from a country western music festival near Buffalo were quite a sight, some of the most beautiful ever seen. But there wasn't a place from which to get something in the foreground to make the fireworks snap.

Photoshop to the rescue. The lighthouse was from somewhere on the Atlantic coast, pasted onto the fireworks. For all the time it took for this non-graphic artist to piece this together, I could have painted it quicker.

I apologize for the cutting and pasting, but the holiday sentiment is the same-- hope you had a happy and safe Fourth, and you remembered and thanked our military personel for their service.

Keeping York beautiful

Thank the Rodriguez family for keeping York's downtown flowers bright and beautiful.  They own White Rose Landscaping and both work other full-time jobs, but drag themselves out of bed every morning during the 'flower season' to water and fertilize downtown pots and beds.

Look around, there's help

This photo, taken years ago (it's black and white) was just a happy happening as I was cruising through town.  The young ladies with an upside down bike and an excited look would have been enough for an interesting photo, but they picked this spot next to a "service only" sign. That made it special.

And yes, I put the bike's chain back on.

Extreme Makeover Home Edition Day 1

Extreme Makover Home Edition and 4,000 volunteers

Work began in earnest Monday when part of the home was demolished, making way for the new building.

Kindergarten graduation

Kindergarten graduations are always special to photograph, especially when one of the graduates is a friend.