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January 18, 2006 Staff photo by Takaaki Iwabu [/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
Cheryl Daly, owner of Buchanan’s Nursery, puts a tag on a windmill palm to reserve it for her friend before the nursery’s out-of-business auction. The Raleigh nursery closed Saturday after being in business since 1950. ‘It’s kind like a funeral, it's the end of an era,’ said Daly, who bought the nursery in 2003. She cited a dry summer and stagnant economy as the reasons for the closure. ‘For those who worked here, it wasn’t a job; it was a life.’ Daly noted that eight family-owned garden centers are still open in Raleigh and Cary. ‘True gardeners look for something that stands out. You can’t get that from big-box stores.’
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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