Pioneer

My parents, Richard

Ruger, 3, eating freshly fallen snow.

Mud ruts at the end of a backroad. Really captures the Ohio countryside energy.

My son, Kyle Bensman, playing in the snow with his dog Sadie.

Enjoying Destin with my daughter, Jillian, in May 2017.

Kiser Lake State Park in Champaign County.

Cousins sledding: my son, Hudson; daughter, Logyn; nieces Harper and Hazel; and nephew Huitt.

Four generations: Judy, Julie, Jessica and 3-day-old Maggie Jae. We lost Judy this past winter but how lucky we were to have had her.

Squall line crossing central Shelby County immediately ahead of severe wind, rain, and lightning.

The Circleville Pumpkin Show is a really "gourd" time!