HOWLING TO GO HOME- After riding bikes around Grapevine Lake, Trevor Ashlock, howls at the sunset on February 2, 2025, in hopes to make his daughters laugh. “I love riding bikes with my daughters and dog because it is a way for us to spend time together and have fun after I get off work,” Ashlock said. Photo by Alaina Jones
PEDALS AND PAWS- Trevor Ashlock’s daughter unties the family dog’s leash on February 2, 2025 from a pole in hopes of heading home sooner. She loves riding her pink and purple bike while wearing her favorite blue spiky mohawk helmet. Photo by Alaina Jones
SKYBOUND- Above the Denton US Aviation Academy March 25, 2025, a jet paints a line of contrails. The contrails are created from the jet engines exhaust water vapor freezing at the high altitude. Photo by Alaina Jones
WINGS OF FREEDOM- A helicopter glides above a PA 44 Seminole plane at the Denton US Aviation Academy, March 25, 2025 Tuesday night. The PA 44 Seminole awaits its next pilot to take it into flight. Photo by Alaina Jones
AWAITING TAKEOFF- A military flight student poses for a photo, March 25, 2025, at the Denton US Aviation Academy viewing deck. He is waiting for his instructor, Greg Hansen, to give flight approval, after a storm stirs in the area. Photo by Alaina Jones
CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF- After gaining clearance, Flight Instructor Greg Hansen and his student prepare for take off ON March 25, 2025 after performing the routine maintenance checks in the PA 44 Seminole. At the Denton US Aviation Academy, flight instructors and their student pilot must perform routine maintenance checks such as, engine, brake pads, gas, windshield wipers and more before every flight. Photo by Alaina Jones
YUMMY STICK- An alpaca eats a stick while looking into the camera during the Alpaca Yoga session on Dec. 15, 2023. Alex Milton, farm assistant, shed light on the products sold in the shop. The yarn offered for sale is sheared from the alpacas on the farm, each one labeled with the alpacas name. The alpaca stuffed animals are handmade from alpacas in Peru. “We sell these in the shop to raise money for the families in Peru in hopes to help them provide for themselves,” Milton said. Photo by Alaina Jones
FURRY YOGA SESH- Alpaca Yoga attendees begin to form yoga position, Warrior One on Dec. 15, 2023, while the alpacas graze food around them. “I would love for one of the kids to take this over. I've got four boys. I would love for this legacy to live on within the family, it chokes me up a bit. You know, the beautiful thing about this place is that it gives people within the community some place to come to,” Foster said. Photo by Alaina Jones
FURRY YOGA SESH- Alpaca Yoga attendees begin to form yoga position, Warrior One on Dec. 15, 2023, while the alpacas graze food around them. “I would love for one of the kids to take this over. I've got four boys. I would love for this legacy to live on within the family, it chokes me up a bit. You know, the beautiful thing about this place is that it gives people within the community some place to come to,” Foster said. Photo by Alaina Jones
YOUTHFUL JOY- A couple plays together under a sheet on December 15, 2024, sharing childlike fun and innocence. Photo by Alaina Jones
IN THE SPOTLIGHT- Sophomore Nathan Basset, poses for a headshot during the Feb. 4 2025 Hatch Visuals Studio Workshop. While behind the camera, Lauren Campbell, Managing Editor, explains camera settings and lighting techniques to the workshop attendees. Photo By Alaina Jones
