PhotoJ: Cutline

We had ten days to do what most photojournalists are required to do in a few hours: make a stand-alone photo that would not necessarily accompany a story. Like always, I took my camera with me wherever I went, ready to snap a photo if something interesting occured. The photo I chose was taken mid-bite while I was eating lunch. The cherry picker obstructing the view from Fairhaven Commons was finally being used!

The lead gardener for Facilities Management, Randy Godfrey, 56, controls a cherry picker machine to reach the overgrown branches above Fairhaven Commons. “Operating this machine is like driving an Etch A Sketch,” says Godfrey on Tuesday, March 1. Irrigation specialist Enrique Castro, 44, watches and helps direct Godfrey so he can trim the trees in order to clear the rooftop and let more light into the building.