Jay Bryant’s Domain

Today marks our 25th wedding anniversary. Gina and I got married 25 years ago in Rock Island IL.

And a pic of us in 2010 shot by my daughter Emma:

Bridesmaids:

Groomsmen:

Pic of Angela from this weekend:

And Charlotte:

Pics of veggies picked out of my garden tonight:

This was a fun wedding over Memorial Day weekend.

This was a fun wedding with a photo walk at Asbury Park and a belly dancer

Had a great time in the Italian Market in Philly with Gina and Adam this spring:

Photos that I shot from One Day Philadelphia can be found at my Flickr site

I brought the Hasselblad out of retirement to shoot some B&W photos of Lynette Young of Purple Stripe Productions

And I also shot some with my Nikon D700 digital camera:

We had a great two week trip at the first of the year to London and Paris. Additional photos can be found at my flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/jaysbryant

Had an enjoyable day with Grace and Walter. Despite having a wedding in January, they had great weather for their day.

I have this yearly habit from all of my years working as a journalist of putting together a end of year wrap-up. So this has been a busy year for me with a lot of poltics, travel, wedding photography and gardening.

Please visit my end of year gallery at http://www.jaybryant.com/2009pics All of these photos were taken with my iphone.

Here are three of my favorites:

Waiting for Obama’s Train in DE:

New York’s Wall Street Canyon’s:

And flying over Iowa:

Found here:

http://www.personalizemedia.com/garys-social-media-count/#more-1734

I spent all day Friday riding on Chris Daggett’s campaign bus through Southern and Central New Jersey to document his campaign with pictures and video. The photos can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaysbryant/sets/72157622580414431/

(Full disclosure: I was invited by the campaign and got 2 t-shirts, a side order of corn-beef hash, 2 pieces of tomato pie and a bag of pretzels)

I was impressed with:

Daggett’s drive and determination to make a difference in this state

Taking the time to listen and interact with the people he met during the day. Most politicians I’ve been with just shake hands and move on.

The incredible support that he has from his wife and daughters out on the campaign trail with him all day long.

I was drawn to Daggett by the endorsement of the Newark Star Ledger which said:

“The newspaper’s decision is less a rejection of Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican Chris Christie than a repudiation of the parties they represent, both of which have forfeited any claim to the trust and confidence of the people of New Jersey. They share responsibility for the state’s current plight.”

And today the Star-Ledger added:

“Indeed, it’s more critical function is to send those who govern in Trenton a clear signal that they’ve gone badly wrong, that radical reform is needed.

A vote for Corzine or Christie won’t do that. Only by sending Chris Daggett to Trenton will voters make it clear that the era of wretched excess and irresponsible spending in Trenton must end — now.”

My final words are those that Chris Daggett tells everyone:

“It is never wrong to vote for the right person.”

Chris Daggett is my choice for the next Governor of New Jersey.