Ellen O'Neill

Emma Olmeda, 4, and Haylee McMillian, 4, feed the rabbits at Gro-Moore Farms in Henrietta, N.Y. During the month of October, the farm hosts free weekday activities including a Haunted House, Petting Zoo, Pumpkin Slide, and Fun House for Kids.

Alicia Dougherty buttons up the shirt of her foster son, Jordan,3, while her daughter Zoey, 5, plays with her hair in Pittsford, N.Y. Alicia and Josh Dougherty foster and adopt children into their family of seven all of whom have special needs.

Maya Croughan, 2, brushes her teeth with the help of her mom, Kathleen Croughan, while her sister Ava Croughan, 7, brushes her teeth in Campbell Hall, N.Y. The Croughan family recently adopted Maya from China in April 2018 into their family of six.

Kay Kotwica, of Kotland Farms in Cayuga, N.Y., talks to her boer goat at the New York State Fair in Geddes, N.Y. According to Kotwica, “most (of the goats) have real nice personalities, some are spoiled.. a lot spoiled.”

Kaori and Brian Winter pray before lunch at Carmine's Family Restaurant in Rochester, N.Y. Carmine's was one of the first places they went together as a couple.

Max Dumicich from the Albany 6 team, also known as the "Meddling Kids" prepares to throw his stone to the house bullseye at the other end of the rink during the Kayser bonspiel tournament in Rochester, N.Y.

Tara Whittle and Nikki Conway sweep their team's stone across the ice sheet to the house bullseye at the end of the rink at the Rochester Curling Club (RCC) during the Kayser bonspiel in Rochester, N.Y.

Spectators applaud the Albany 3 team as they score in the Kayser bonspiel tournament at the Rochester Curling Club (RCC) in Rochester, N.Y. The Kayser bonspiel tournament ran from February 14th to 17th with teams from North Carolina, Boston, Philadelphia, and Albany, New York.

A SUNY Geneseo softball player high-fives her teammates before a game versus the RIT Tigers at Tiger Stadium in Rochester, N.Y. RIT lost 1-3 during the first game of a double header.

Erin Guinan (10) runs for the ball as Angela Van Pelt (25) slides into second base during the RIT Tigers softball game against the SUNY Geneseo Knights at Tiger Stadium in Rochester, N.Y. RIT lost 1-3 during the first game of a double header.

DeeDee Dubois performs the song "This is Me," during the RIT Gay Alliance 2019 Spring Drag Show in Rochester, N.Y. Shot for RIT University News.

Katy Strawthew and Tom Stock react as they plunge in Lake Ontario at the 2019 Rochester Polar Plunge in Rochester, N.Y. In 2016 there was a record 2,300 registered participants at the Rochester Polar Plunge and $300,000 raised for the Special Olympics of New York.

Emergency personnel float around in the plunge zone while waiting for the plunge to begin at Ontario Beach in Rochester, N.Y. The Rochester plunge began in 2001 with 75 participants.

Carl Burkhard competes with Team E-House in Mud Tug XXIII in Henriettra, N.Y. Hosted annually by the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, students compete in tug-of-war over mud pits. Shot for RIT University News.

The RIT Baja team reveals and demonstrates their new car for the upcoming season of racing at Imagine RIT in Rochester, N.Y. RIT is hosting the 2019 Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge on its campus. Shot for RIT University News.

Migrant workers from Mexico pick apples at Brown's Fruit Farm in Waterport, N.Y. The harvest season runs from August to mid-October, and is picked, sorted, and packaged in this time frame.

Competitors in the Girls' JV/Varsity cross-country divisional take off from the starting line at Basil Marella Park in Greece, N.Y. The cross-country divisional included Greece Athena High School, Webster-Schroeder High School, and Gates-Chili High School.