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A fun parade and a room with a view

Michael Delaney, The Providence Journal
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Hello everyone !

I hope you are enjoying your summer so far !

Journal photographer Kris Craig was in Bristol this Independence Day to do coverage of the venerable parade. The outpouring of spectators was grand. With Covid-19 receding into the past, it was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate. All professional photographers know that the scene of people watching the parade was as interesting as the participants who were marching. Kris has a wonderful eye for moments along the sidelines.

Members of the Bristol's 237th Celebration and 4th of July parade.
Members of the Bristol's 237th Celebration and 4th of July parade.
Emily DeLuca holds her hands over her sister June's ears while listening to militia fire their muskets with Julie DeLuca and Rylan Toye at the Bristol 4th of July Parade .
Emily DeLuca holds her hands over her sister June's ears while listening to militia fire their muskets with Julie DeLuca and Rylan Toye at the Bristol 4th of July Parade .

The turmoil of the last couple of years reached into the housing market, as anyone who is trying to buy a house knows. With the lack of inventory in Rhode Island, we had been doing fewer of our “House of the week” photo shoots. But with things coming around a bit, our photographers have been out making pictures of interesting properties once again. Photographer David DelPoio shot pictures of a condo in Providence with a spectacular view all the way down to Narragansett Bay.

The view of Providence from the balcony off the primary bedroom of the apartment on West Exchange St. in Providence.
The view of Providence from the balcony off the primary bedroom of the apartment on West Exchange St. in Providence.

But not all the photos we take are of attractive scenes. Kris and reporter Wheeler Cowperthwaite worked on a story that is on the front page of this morning’s Sunday Journal. It tells of a sadly run-down cemetery in Cranston. Trash is everywhere and proper maintenance is not being done. People who have loved ones interred there are understandably upset with the conditions.

Kenia stands with her niece Janelli and nephew Ramel at the grave of her brother Jansel Richards in the Oakland Cemetery in Cranston where piles of yard waste, trash and overgrown weed surround the burial site.
Kenia stands with her niece Janelli and nephew Ramel at the grave of her brother Jansel Richards in the Oakland Cemetery in Cranston where piles of yard waste, trash and overgrown weed surround the burial site.

Lastly, David had a fun day out on the water with a group of local kids who attend a salt water fishing summer camp. It was a spectacular day when they went out, and it provided an opportunity for him to get some upbeat pictures that ran on our sports page.

Nicholas Mustard, East Greenwich and Kaiden King (yellow), Providence fish with guidance form Captain David
Nicholas Mustard, East Greenwich and Kaiden King (yellow), Providence fish with guidance form Captain David

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Stay safe and have a good week.

Michael Delaney

Director of Photography

The Providence Journal

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: A fun parade and a room with a view