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| May 3, 2013 |
Daily Life: April 2013
I look forward each month to browsing the compilation of "slice of life" images from around the world. They offer us a visual break, if you will, from the tragedies, disasters, wars and violence seemingly so pervasive in our world. Through these images, we can immerse ourselves in the simplicity of everyday life. Daily Life: April 2013 takes us to North and South Korea, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Spain, Indonesia, China, Russia; and around the United States to California, Texas, Maine, Florida, Kansas, Washington state, and more. Enjoy.--- Paula Nelson ( 49 photos total)

Miss Texas, DaNae Couch, talks to 4th-grade girls at Martinez Elementary School, April 26, 2013, in Abilene, Texas. Couch spoke about gaining scholarship money to pay for law school, learning to twirl and answered questions about her lifestyle and footwear. (Nellie Doneva/The Abilene Reporter-News) #

Campus School 2nd graders, Hedwig Dodds, Amaria Anderson, Sofia Amis and Willow Mullins, catch a stray butterfly during the University of Memphis Earth Day Event at U of M's Urban Garden, April 18, 2013, in Memphis, Tenn. In addition to crafts, educational demonstrations, and music, U of M students released some 150 butterflies in the garden. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)#

Jenny Baxter and Steve Swartz, apply tar to the rigging on the schooner Mary Day, April, 5, 2013, in Camden, Maine. The two crew members began their task 70 feet above the water. The Mary Day, a 90-foot windjammer built specifically for passenger cruises, will kick off its 51st summer sailing season in late May. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press)#

Kevin Cronk and Duane Ewigman, both marble masons with Carthage Stoneworks, install one of four bronze plaques, April 24, at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo. The park, previously named the Kansas City Sculpture Park, has been renamed the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park, in honor of Hall's three decades of support to the museum. (Allison Long/The Kansas City Star)#

Afghan refugee boys play on a hill near the slum where they live with their families, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2013. Pakistan hosts over 1.6 million registered Afghans, the largest and most protracted refugee population in the world, according to the U.N. refugee agency. (Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press)#

Joe Hayes and his daughter Kate Hayes from Chicago drive a 1957 Ferrari 250 GT in Tehama County, Calif., April 29, 2013, as part of the Mille Miglia ride through Northern California. Hayes was one of 65 vintage sports car enthusiasts participating in the drive that is a salute to the Italian Mille Miglia race conducted from 1927-1957. (Greg Barnette/The Record Searchlight)#

Jennifer Young sits in a living room chair while riding the subway to her home in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 18, 2013. "She's riding first class," said fellow passenger Cecil Campbell, "you just need a glass of wine now," he added. Young, who bought the chair at a Manhattan store, joined many New Yorkers who take advantage of the efficiency of the city subway-- part of "North America's largest public transit system," according to the MTA, to move large appliances and furniture for the cost of a subway ride. (Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press)#

Digital librarian Sharon Schwartz hosts a workshop on using the Kindle Fire to borrow eBooks, April 3, 2013, at Oshkosh Public Library to a group of participants including Sharon Riemer, Donna Stevenson and Bob Gill. E-Book downloads at OPL increased 268 percent between 2011 and 2012. (Shu-Ling Zhou/The Oshkosh Northwestern)#

Heather Boyle, 22, and Lance Ippolito, 24, learn to dance the rumba, April 16, 2013, at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. Dozens of business students took ballroom dancing lessons. The students are part of the Corporate Mentor Program and they are the first in their families to go to college. The aim of the dancing lessons is to teach them poise and confidence for their future careers. (Edmund D. Fountain/The Tampa Bay Times)#
More links and information
The Big Picture - March 2013
The Big Picture - February 2013
The Big Picture - January 2013







































