Spring Garden and Box Turtle, June 28, 2008

By | July 1, 2008

The box turtle below came strolling through the garden on June 28, checking it out, then came on over to explore under the deck on the back of the house. Every year the turtles enjoy their share of the low hanging tomatoes in the vegetable garden we grow each year. I figure they deserve their share. So far… Read More »

Flashfloods in Bloomington, June 5, 2008

By | June 6, 2008

Two to three inches of rain here in Bloomington in a 24 hour period, after the ground is already saturated from heavy rains a few days earlier, makes for some serious flash flooding. The first photo below is taken from the deck on second story, back of the house. There is a culvert that drains the water coming… Read More »

Chicago Cityscape May 28, 2008

By | June 5, 2008

I have always been fascinated with cityscapes, how in large cities the light can play among the buildings and turn them into almost abstract portraits of surprising beauty. I had to make a quick two day trip for meetings at the Big Ten Network headquarters, and shot these two views from my hotel room on 19th floor of… Read More »