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Denese Artz Fisher of Hagerstown took this photo of her then 5-year-old granddaughter, Slaydon Faith Fisher, in spring 2009. The yard of grape hyacinths is in front of Fisher's Rench Road home. The grape hyacinths appear every year in the field, she said, noting that this season they weren't as pretty as last year. She used her Samsung Digimax A7 to take the photo. o Sunday Lifestyle will feature a readers' photo in this spot. With the photo, tell us your name, a daytime phone number and a brief description of the story behind the photo.

Christopher Davis of Martinsburg, W.Va., took this photo of his 6-year-old daughter, Ellie, during St. Joseph School's annual Father-Daughter dance in March. Davis used his Canon 40D for this technique. He set his camera to bulb and his flash to 2nd curtain sync to get the results that he called "rather unique and took on an abstract quality. " The lights were actually Christmas lights wrapped around a pole in the cafeteria. o Sunday Lifestyle will feature a readers' photo in this spot each week.

We could use your help. We are working on stories for the Wisdom page and are looking for some seniors who might be able to help us. Are you a senior who has recently returned to the dating scene? We would love to talk about what your search for a second chance of love is like. Are you a senior who has reconnected with friends or loved ones through a social networking site such as Facebook? We'd love to talk to you. And as always, do you have any questions you would like for us to ask the experts?

Harold "Buck" Macht of Hagerstown took this photo of his tax helpers, Katie, left, and Cody, right, while doing his 2009 Federal Taxes. The sister and brother duo are about 10 months old and obviously thought the work was too taxing. He took this photo with a Canon Power Shot SD1100 digital camera. Sunday Lifestyle will feature a readers' photo in this spot. With the photo, tell us your name, a daytime phone number and a brief description of the story behind the photo. Send photographs to The Herald-Mail Co., c/o Lifestyle, P.O. Box 439, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

In the spirit of the holidays, one reader has expressed a desire to give $500 each to local nonprofit organizations to help people in Washington County. This reader has asked that leaders from local charities write a letter to the editor explaining how the $500 would be used to help people here. The money must be directed toward helping those in need and not redirected into operating budgets. Anyone else who would like to join this reader by donating may call Susan Snyder at The Herald-Mail at 301-791-7375.

Readers have gotten results. Roads have been repaired. Sidewalks are safer. And a quiet zone has been made quiet. Since late August, The Herald-Mail has published a new weekly feature called What's Wrong With This Picture? Each Monday, the newspaper reports on an infrastructure issue or other problem, who is responsible and what is being done to fix it. So far, readers have suggested a wide range of issues, and the newspaper has shed light on some confusing situations and simple problems in Washington County.

HAGERSTOWN -- Shawn K. (Beard) Stout might be 36 years old, but she says when she writes, her inspiration comes from the voice of a 10-year-old in her head. It's a voice she's been listening to for about six years, since she started writing seriously. Stout, a 1991 North Hagerstown High School graduate, recently published her first book, "Fiona Finkelstein, Big-Time Ballerina!!" with elementary school readers in mind. The manuscript was her thesis for a master's degree in fine arts from Vermont College.

When William Shakespeare penned the words "All the world's a stage," he couldn't have known that it would become part of one of the most recognizable passages in literature. This statement comparing the world to a stage begins a monologue in Shakespeare's "As You Like It," a play that was written around 1600. What is it about the statement that endures the test of time? It is framed in a context that speaks to the imagination. When two unlike things are compared as if they were the same, the reader is encouraged to stop and think about what is being said.

About a year ago, The Herald-Mail launched a complete redesign of the newspaper. After months of discussing proposals for new headline fonts, new colors, a new masthead and other revisions, we presented our ideas to several groups of readers. Their feedback helped us shape the final design. We value reader feedback because we want you to be engaged in reading the newspaper. The Lifestyle department is now looking for more reader input to refocus the section to truly fit your life.