In 2014 I took a few photos of some stuff. Let’s take a look at some of the photographic highlights!

Winter on Main Street (2 January)

Snow accumulation on a Park Street bench (2 January)

Snow-covered bushes on Jackson Street (2 January)

Chelsea girls basketball (10 January)

Chelsea boys basketball (10 January)

Chelsea boys basketball (10 January)

Chelsea hockey (14 January)

Chelsea hockey (14 January)

Chelsea hockey (14 January)

Chelsea girls basketball (17 January)

Chelsea basketball student section (17 January)

Chelsea Chiefs youth hockey exhibition between periods of a Chelsea varsity hockey game (22 January)

Chelsea hockey (22 January)

Chelsea hockey (25 January)

Chelsea hockey celebrates a win over rival Lumen Christi (25 January)

Chelsea girls basketball (11 February)

Chelsea hockey (12 February)

Chelsea hockey (15 February)

Chelsea hockey (15 February)

Chelsea girls basketball before a game against rival Dexter (21 February)

Chelsea basketball (21 February)

Chelsea hockey celebrates a playoff goal against rival Dexter (25 February)

Chelsea hockey celebrates a playoff goal against rival Lumen Christi (27 February)

Chelsea hockey celebrates another playoff goal against Lumen Christi (27 February)

Chelsea hockey (27 February)

Chelsea hockey (1 March)

Chelsea hockey (1 March)

Chelsea hockey (1 March)

Teammates console the goalie after the Bulldogs’ playoff loss in overtime to St. Mary’s CC (1 March)

Chelsea’s goalie carries the puck that slipped past him in OT; he took it with him when he left the ice (1 March)

Hugs and tears after the girls’ basketball playoff loss (4 March)

Chatting with Rusty (13 April)

A late snowfall gave us a little bit of winter and a little bit of spring at the same time (15 April)

The poor flowers thought winter was done (15 April)

Spring finally took over (10 May)

The spring of 2014 brought an unusual number of maple seedlings springing up EVERYWHERE, including some unexpected places (10 May)

There are always plenty of dandelions (10 May)

The Chelsea District Library (13 May)

Memorial Day (26 May)

The Memorial Day salute was a bit loud for the Boy Scouts (26 May)

Memorial Day (26 May)

Memorial Day (26 May)

Sculpture Walk (5 June)

Comedy on the library lawn during the first Sounds & Sights of the year (5 June)

The library’s comedy showcase draws a good crowd (5 June)

Sounds & Sights (5 June)

Sounds & Sights is fun for the whole family (5 June)

Sign in a downtown window during renovations (5 June)

A member of the Monitor Base Ball Club of Chelsea strikes the ball during a vintage base ball match at Dexter (8 June)

Sounds & Sights (12 June)

Sounds & Sights (12 June)

The Understorey plays The Grove at Ann Arbor’s Top of the Park (15 June)

The Grove is decorated with strings of lights (15 June)

The lights were fascinating to this young fan (15 June)

The Chelsea House Orchestra at Sounds & Sights (19 June)

Sounds & Sights (19 June)

Sounds & Sights (19 June)

Sounds & Sights (19 June)

Sounds & Sights (19 June)

Sounds & Sights (26 June)

Sounds & Sights (26 June)

Sounds & Sights (26 June)

Chelsea’s vintage base ball clubs played inside Detroit’s historic Fort Wayne (29 June 2014)

A summer storm brought down branches and trees in the area (1 July)

Sounds & Sights (3 July)

Sounds & Sights (10 July)

Sounds & Sights (10 July)

Sounds & Sights (10 July)

Sounds & Sights (10 July)

Sounds & Sights (10 July)

Sounds & Sights (10 July)

Sounds & Sights (10 July)

Sounds & Sights (10 July)

Sounds & Sights (17 July)

Sounds & Sights (17 July)

Sounds & Sights (17 July)

Sounds & Sights (24 July)

Sounds & Sights (24 July)

Sounds & Sights (24 July)

The Detroit Tigers mascot PAWS made a visit to the kids area of the Sounds & Sights Festival (25 July)

The classic car show is a big draw (25 July)

Another summer storm brought down a few trees onto a few houses in town; remarkably, this tree did very little damage (28 July)

Smokehouse 52’s Piggy Parfaits are a popular feature of Sounds & Sights (31 July)

Sounds & Sights (31 July)

Sounds & Sights (31 July)

Sounds & Sights (31 July)

Sounds & Sights (7 August)

Sounds & Sights (7 August)

Sounds & Sights (7 August)

Sounds & Sights (7 August)

Preseason football practice (13 August)

The weather for the last Sounds & Sights of the year was the same as it was for every Thursday through the summer: gorgeous (14 August)

The Monitors played a full schedule of vintage base ball matches (17 August)

The Wolverine, a popular Chelsea establishment for decades, closed this year (18 August)

The farewell banner was filled with messages from longtime customers; “Here for our first date,” says one (18 August)

The Wolverine’s distinctive paint job helped make it a landmark (18 August)

The Chelsea Community Fair is always a highlight (20 August)

Chelsea Community Fair (20 August)

The demolition derbies draw big crowds to the fair (20 August)

Chelsea Fair demolition derby (20 August)

Between pulls, this draft horse wondered what the gentleman was looking at on his phone (21 August)

When a radiator is punctured in the demolition derby, everyone knows it (21 August)

James Brown Duck enjoyed the Chelsea Fair (22 August)

Tractor pull at the Chelsea Fair (22 August)

Tractor pull at the Chelsea Fair (22 August)

The Run for the Rolls before the Chelsea Fair parade (23 August)

The Merries celebrate their first-ever victory in their first season together (23 August)

The Saturday evening truck pull draws a good crowd to the fair, too (23 August)

Chelsea football opened the 2014 season with a trip to Grand Rapids Northview (28 August)

Chelsea football vs Grand Rapids Northview (28 August)

Fumble recovery vs Grand Rapids Northview (28 August)

Chelsea football vs Grand Rapids Northview (28 August)

Chelsea football vs Grand Rapids Northview (28 August)

Rachael Davis played a show at the depot as part of the On The Tracks concert series (3 September)

Rachael Davis at the depot (3 September)

Chelsea football vs Belleville (5 September)

Chelsea football vs Belleville (5 September)

The Monitors have some enthusiastic fans (6 September)

The Monitors put together an impressive win up in Flint (6 September)

Chelsea football vs Ann Arbor Huron (12 September)

The Bulldogs had the benefit of a loud student section all season (12 September)

This interception sealed the win over Huron (12 September)

Members of Chelsea’s 1959 football team were reunited before the Ypsilanti game; the team was recognized during the game (19 September)

Chelsea football vs Ypsilanti (19 September)

Chelsea football vs Ypsilanti (19 September)

Mr. Catherman is a band director of many expressions (19 September)

Chelsea football vs Ypsilanti (19 September)

Chelsea football vs Ypsilanti (19 September)

Chelsea football vs Adrian (26 September)

Chelsea football vs Adrian (26 September)

Chelsea celebrated a thrilling double-overtime victory over Adrian (26 September)

The Merries’ bats were lined up before their match at Navin Field, the site of old Tiger Stadium (28 September)

Merries at Navin Field (28 September)

When the fireworks went off over nearby Comerica Park, the players paused for a moment to celebrate the Tigers’ clinching of the Central (28 September)

Merries at Navin Field (28 September)

Merries at Navin Field (28 September)

Merries at Navin Field (28 September)

Post-match photo at Navin Field (28 September)

One huddle to end the Merries’ first season together (28 September)

A small group of longtime customers and employees watched the demolition of the Wolverine (29 September)

The demolition of the Wolverine (29 September)

The demolition of the Wolverine (29 September)

The demolition of the livery (8 October)

The demolition of the livery (9 October)

The birds across the parking lot did not appreciate the noise of the livery demolition (10 October)

However, this guy didn’t mind the noise of the demolition one bit (15 October)

The demolition of the livery (15 October)

The view north from the congregational church is considerably different now (16 October)

The demolition of the livery exposed the east wall of the Mack (16 October)

The livery is gone, but the Mack is still waiting to be saved (16 October)

CHS student color blast before the football game against Dexter (17 October)

The students had fun getting festive for the game (17 October)

Chelsea football continued its winning streak over Dexter (17 October)

Yes, CHS students know the length of Chelsea’s winning streak over Dexter (17 October)

The auction marking the end of the Chelsea Center for the Arts (19 October)

Chelsea football vs Haslett (24 October)

After Chelsea ended Haslett’s season, one Bulldog consoled his erstwhile opponent (24 October)

After the football game, CHS students launched lanterns in memory of loved ones lost to cancer (24 October)

Lantern ceremony (24 October)

Several football players joined the lantern ceremony (24 October)

Chelsea’s first-round playoff game against Grosse Ile took place in a snowstorm on a cold, windy Halloween evening (31 October)

Chelsea football vs Grosse Ile (31 October)

Chelsea football vs Detroit Old Redford (7 November)

Chelsea football vs Detroit Old Redford (7 November)

The Grand Canyon (10 November)

The Grand Canyon (10 November)

The Grand Canyon (10 November)

The Hoover Dam (12 November)

The Hoover Dam (12 November)

Chelsea football vs Detroit Country Day (14 November)

Chelsea football vs Detroit Country Day (14 November)

Chelsea football coach Brad Bush consoles his son after the Bulldogs’ playoff loss (14 November)

Common Chords bell choir Christmas concert at the library (5 December)

Chelsea Christmas parade (6 December)

Chelsea hockey vs Lumen Christi (17 December)

Thunderwüde, a regular on the Chelsea Alehouse stage, played at The Ark in Ann Arbor (18 December)

Jason Dennie on the mandolin with Thunderwüde (18 December)

Adam Plomaritas took the stage after Thunderwüde (18 December)

Antwaun Stanley joined Adam Plomaritas for a song or two (18 December)