This was one of my best assignments...you should have seen the looks! Priceless, definitely priceless!

Michael Arafeh, owner of Coffeehouse Recording Studio in the North End of Middletown received an upright piano from the Buttonwood Tree on Main Street. The only catch- he had to move it himself. Arafeh, in the cap on the far left enlisted help from Stan Lindh, of East Hampton, a poet who performs at the Buttonwood Tree, second from left, Christian Adamik, 19, of Meriden, an intern at Coffeehouse Recording Studio and aspiring music engineer, and Doug Schumann, of Midletown who is at the far right, an old school chum of Arafeh.

Monday afternoon, I covered the East Hampton-Westbrook game. I was wearing my new knee pads and it felt great! I was waiting for some action on the bases, so I had my 300mm lens set on manual focus on second base. Then it happened, a play at home, there was barely enough time to react, I quickly focused the lens and shot the play. All I knew was the runner was coming in head first and as usual, I didn't hear the call. I took a quick look at the picture and thought #26 was safe. I turned to the Westbrook coach and asked the play at home was called safe or out. The coach was a bit hesitant and jokingly said, "I'll let you know after the game." I told him I really needed to know and that this photo would probably be my main art. He said the ump called the runner out.

Benjamin "Benja" Fortin... was he safe or was he out?

He looks safe to me...what do you think? Leave your thoughts on this play.

The picture that got away... it happens and when it does, I'm not happy. My husband, Bob and I were coming back from a Home Depot run when I saw what could have been a great picture. A Wesleyan student standing at the corner of Vine and Cross Street dressed in shorts and transporting a double bass (string instrument) on a skate board.

Why, oh why, must it happen to me?

Sheez!