Here's just a few recent favorites from around Orange County.

Three-star Air Force general Ed Barry, laughs with friends outside of Cottage Grove Coffee shop in Villa Park. A group that calls themselves 'the posse' has been meeting at the shop for almost 20 years.

Marshall's senior electronics technician Lehman Sammon, left, and Technical director Santiago Alvarez, right, stack amps in preparation for the North American Music Merchants Show at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Abby Weaver brushes her horse Ruby after practicing with her sister at Sycamore Trails in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

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Well, I've arrived in sunny Southern California where I've begun a new chapter in my photo life at the Orange County Register. It's been pretty fun so far, and a lot different. How could it not be? While my Midwestern friends are shoveling snow and coping with a polar vortex, I'm wearing shorts and hitting up the beach.

As for some pictures, I went to a vigil for victims of dating abuse in Tustin, Calif. I was really struck by how many people were affected by this problem. A lot of courageous people came out and talked about their experiences. Incredible people for sharing their stories.

Jamie Middleton, a survivor of dating abuse, sheds a tear while listening to speakers of the 4th Annual Candlelight Vigil for Teen Dating Violence in Tustin.

Attendees look at framed photos of women who have died at the hands of their boyfriends.

Officers Naomi Hernandez and Rebecca Reger of the Orange County Sheriff's Department listen victims of dating abuse sshare their survivors stories.

The photo I barely got because it was so dark. But because the event was called, 'a candlelight vigil' I knew the editors wouldn't be pleased if I didn't get this.

The first of many snows for Janesville, Wisconsin.

James Tearman, left, gives his brother Nathan a face full of snow while shoveling the sidewalk in front of their house.