When my landlord asked me to photograph him with his cats I knew this would be a challenge -- he's had photographs taken of him with his cats through the years. Always up for a challenge, I combined his love of cooking with his even greater love of his cats -- the result was that everyone got to wear a chef's hat.

Last Thursday I had great fun photographing the barrel races at the Dust Bowl Arena off I5 exit 40 here in the Rogue Valley. The star was Italy Spratt, a well known and successful circuit rider, but she was joined by lots of other riders.