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March 17, 2004 Travis Long [/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
As light rain starts to fall, Kristine Leone of Raleigh coaxes her new dog, tentatively named Sunny, into the back seat of her car. She had just adopted the German shepherd/labrador retriever mix from the SPCA of Wake County in Garner and was taking her to work at Community Home Care and Hospice. "Everyone at work loved her," said Leone, a social worker. "I've been wanting a dog for a long time... I have several friends who have dogs and I'm looking forward to taking her to the parks." Sunny is the first pet Leone has owned since she was a child. "I had a stray growing up and she was awesome," She said. "A lot of dogs out there need homes."
About This Project


Takaaki Iwabu
"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.


Travis Long
The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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