During times when a Valley News staff photographer is unavailable, I welcome the opportunity to dust off my cameras to document life in the Upper Valley. Here are a few of my favorites from those times:

Autumn Dauphinais, 15, of Sharon, Vt., spends time with No. 329, a Brown Swiss cow that is among the Westlands Farm dairy herd in South Royalton, Vt., sold and transported to Sunset Lake LLC in Alburgh, Vt. “She’s my favorite,” said Dauphinais, who helps out owner Peggy Ainsworth occasionally with her mother and boyfriend.

Jackson Burch, 13, of Windsor, Vt., shows off a chain pickerel he caught with his sister during an ice fishing derby on Lake Runnemede in Windsor, Vt. The event was part of Windsor High senior Cole Anderson’s capstone project.

While defended by Middlebury’s Becka Seeley, Hartford’s Sophie Daniels moves the puck toward Middlebury’s goal during the VPA Division II state championship in Burlington, Vt. Hartford won, 2-0, for their second consecutive title.

From left, Aubree Vail, Emma Bazin, and Madison Barwood celebrate Hartford’s first-period goal against Middlebury after Bazin scored on a pass from Vail in the VPA Division II state championship.

Hartford’s Flynn Moreno takes a moment with the team’s VPA Division II championship trophy after their 2-0 win over Middlebury.

Dana Ireland, of Norwich, Vt., waves an egg carton at passing motorists during a protest against the Trump Administration on Lyme Road in Hanover, N.H. Ireland said showing the symbol of high prices was a last-minute decision. “I didn’t want to leave the house empty-handed,” she said. About 80 people participated in the Saturday morning protest.

Drivers slow to honk their horns in support of the 1,500 anti-Trump demonstrators who lined Maple Street from Hartford Avenue to the end of the bridge over the Connecticut River in White River Junction, Vt. Several demonstrations in the Upper Valley and across the country were held Saturday to express anger over the White House’s drastic changes since January.

Donald Trump supporter Jon K. (who declined to give his full last name) of White River Junction, Vt., waves a 2024 campaign flag at Maple Street and Hartford Avenue intersection.

A participant in an anti-Trump protest in White River Junction, Vt., displays an upside-down American flag as a sign of distress.

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My role as Managing Editor at the Valley News keeps me in the office most of the time, but on a few recent occasions, I was out and about with my camera. Here are a few of my favorites:

Molly Gray, 15, roars towards the finish with her quarterhorse Benji during a Mascoma Valley equestrian team workout at the Goose Pond Equestrian Center in West Canaan, N.H. Gray said she has been riding “since before I could walk.” In their first competition, the team placed second amongst 15 schools at a meet in Fremont, N.H. 

White River Valley’s Braden White (32) prepares to grab a rebound between Richford’s Robert Gendron (25) and Will Steinhour during their VPA D-III quarterfinal in South Royalton, Vt. The Wildcats won, 84-49. 

Oxbow’s Abby Longto slides in safely under the tag by Bellows Falls catcher Jaelyn Fletcher in the first inning of their Division III state championship game in Castleton, Vt. Bellows Falls committed seven errors during Oxbow’s seven-hit, 14-run inning. The Olympians won, 37-2, for their fourth championship in four years.

Hartford High senior Andrew Keenan, gets help putting on his mortarboard from classmates Olivia Brackett and Madison WIlley before their ceremony in White River Junction, Vt. The school’s 122 graduates received their diplomas outdoors on the football field. 

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