While cruisin' in my pollen-encrusted Toyota to meet with a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, I came upon a girl driving a way-cooler ride, and she had a cute sidekick, too.
Ashlyn McClellan, 6, and, Ally, a terrier mix, were rolling sedately home after picking up a newspaper (ours, of course!) with her father, Brinton.
Ashlyn, on her spring break, told me she was enjoying her great-grandparents' visit. "They've been here a month," said Ashlyn, and then went on to describe all the various visitors they were expecting in the future.
Though the future house guests sound like they won't fit in Ashlyn's cool ride, they'll probably have fun just watching this darling duo.
--Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
Grant Jefferies, a native of Palmetto and chief photographer at the Bradenton Herald, has been capturing moments in the lives of Manatee County residents for over 25 years. Images from the streets of Cuba and Haiti to the clay fields of the Little League World Series and beyond have been captured through the lenses of Jefferies' cameras. Jefferies can be found on his sailboat when his feet are not on land.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie is in her 13th year as a photojournalist at the Bradenton Herald. Through the years she has covered crimes and carnivals; feasts and floods. Her postings will vary from events in Manatee County's back yard to the work of photojournalists covering the stories of our times from around the world. 
Paul Videla has been a staff photographer with the Bradenton Herald since 2002, when he made the move from Detroit, Mich. When he's not working,
he enjoys hunting for unique LPs at the area's plethora of thrift stores and continually works to improve his baking chops(as the records spin and his dog waits for handouts).
Love it!, such a perfect picture and very nice article, thanks again!
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