YEAR IN PICTURES: September, 2011

Ron Schooler has been detailing and cleaning boats for 20 years; 13 of those years have been spent in Sarasota at Marina Jack. "Look at where I am!" he says. "Every day is like a vacation."

Yoga teacher Alicia Stevens encourages everyone to press their hands together and try to balance.

Sgt. Chris Laster, on Patriot, and Deputy Sean Brophy, atop Valor, patrol Nokomis Public beach; they were photographed in September during their daily duties.

Brittin Sullivan, 4, and Ridge Sullivan, 1, waited to see their uncle walk by with the rest of the Sarasota County firefighters Sept. 11, during the remembrance march, organized by the Sarasota Firefighters Benevolent Fund.

Gracie McMinn and her family and friends participated in the 19th annual three-mile Sarasota/Manatee Heart Walk in September.

Six-year-old Faith Chaney threw a hula-hoop around a stuffed dog at the Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida’s 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts festival in September.

Six-year-old Faith Chaney threw a hula-hoop around a stuffed dog at the Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida’s 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts festival in September.

Dexter lounges in his owner's arms while he waits to have a personal pet blessing in September outside of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.