Sometimes we have quiet days around the newsroom and need art for the next day's paper.  So Alan or I go out into Rocky Mount and search for features, attempting to capture a slice of life from the city.   Sometimes, these shots don't end up making it to print when we have a story break, so today we are focusing on the unprinted feature.  Generally, features tend to be younger children, as they are more likely to be out and about, playing with parents in the park and so forth.  So we will let another generation shine in today's post.

I came across the gentlemen washing his car on my way back from an assignment. He had one of those big old trucks with the huge side mirrors, and those are so much fun to play with photographically.  We chatted for a bit, and I asked if I could hop in the front seat and get an insiders view on a car wash.  He was highly amused at my wanting to photograph a car wash from the inside out but shrugged his shoulders and let me in.  A fun view of an everyday event.  

The next gentlemen was flower shopping and his red hat caught my eye as I drove by.  He was a professional landscaper in his younger days, now retired,  but in his 80s he still maintains his own lawn.  "It's just something I love to do," Mr. Tant explains to me while browsing for the perfect pansies.

The last image is from the Nash Senior Center.  I popped in to see if there were any special activities on the schedule that might make a fun story when I saw this group playing cards in the back, laughing and having a ball.  They allowed me to sit in on their card game and we had a great time.