Recent Work (7/26/13)

This is just a collection of some of my favorite photos from the last week or so. Enjoy.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette | Tim Burton, with Emporia Construction and Remodeling, plugs in a fan to blow out concrete dust while working on a remodel for the new location of Sweet Granada at 803 Commercial St. Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Emporia, Kan.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette | Tim Burton, with Emporia Construction and Remodeling, cuts concrete while working on a remodel for the new location of Sweet Granada at 803 Commercial St. Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Emporia, Kan.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette | Emporia State University Student Manna Shintani, of Tokyo, Japan, plays "Cantabile" by Niccolo Paganini on violin Thursday, July 25, 2013, along side Wooster Lake on the ESU Campus in Emporia, Kan.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette  | Kyle Deets hits the ball on hole 12 of the Emporia Municipal Golf Course south of Emporia, Kan., Saturday, July 20, 2013, during a golf tournament as a part of Clint Bowyer's Support Emporia 2013 Charity Event supporting the Emporia Community Foundation 79 Fund.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette | Kyle Deets, left, and Scott Crawford inspect the green on hole 12 of the Emporia Municipal Golf Course south of Emporia, Kan., Saturday, July 20, 2013, during a golf tournament as a part of Clint Bowyer's Support Emporia 2013 Charity Event supporting the Emporia Community Foundation 79 Fund.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette | Ed Moyer weighs an onion for a customer Wednesday evening, July 17, 2013, at the Emporia Farmers Market in downtown Emporia, Kan. Moyer has been coming to the Farmers Market for 31 years, he said.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette | Harold Brenzikofer, left center, and his wife Naoma Brenzikofer help customers at their produce stand Wednesday evening, July 17, 2013, at the Emporia Farmers Market in downtown Emporia, Kan.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette | Lorrin Ochs, 19, of Emporia blows up inflatable cows Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at the Emporia Granada Theatre in Emporia, Kan., for their presentation of the movie, "Twister" as a fundraising event for  the Lyon County, Kan., and Hill County, Mont., 4-H Exchange Group. The cows will be handed out to everyone who buys a ticket for the movie, Ochs said. Movie-goers will then be allowed to toss the cows during the movie. "You have to give people more than just a movie ticket and popcorn," said Bryan Williams, executive director of the Granada Theatre. The movie will start at 7 p.m. Thursday and the doors will open around 6:15 p.m., Williams said.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette | Ira Francis, of Emporia, Kan., cuts hay at the Welsh Farmstead outside the Richard Howe House Friday, July 19, 2013, in Emporia, Kan.

Joe Ahlquist/Gazette | Cristopher Hernandez, 3, of Emporia, Kan., builds a fortress out of LEGO Duplo Thursday, July 18, 2013, at the Emporia Public Library in Emporia, Kan. "We usually come here at least once or twice a week," said Carlos Hernandez, the boy's father. "He just loves coming here to play," Carlos explained.