Author: rutakintome

I married Ruth, my high school sweetheart, in 1983 and we have four children and 6 grandchildren. I have been the worship pastor at Mission Bible Church since 2004. We are located in Minooka, a southwest suburb of Chicago. I love singing, bicycling, music, Mahler, boxing, coffee, movies, The Beatles, sunsets, coffee, Mahler, the seashore, sunsets at the seashore, coffee, and… the seashore. Originally from New York, I grew up 15 minutes from the beautiful beaches of southern Long Island. I have a Fujifilm X-T5 that I use to capture the world I see. I also enjoy writing about the images that surface in my mind and heart as I work with the images from my camera. Thanks for stopping by!

rails

We live near the I & M Canal (http://www.canalcor.org/CCA_Hist.html: 96 miles of engineering, history an hard work. It is a great place to take a hike or enjoy a bike ride. When I go with my son we take a little diversion and climb along a train tresse pictured here, and follow the tracks to neat bridge that will show up on this blog soon. — We live near the I & M Canal (http://www.canalcor.org/CCA_Hist.html): 96 miles of engineering, history and hard work. It is a great place to take a hike or enjoy a bike ride. When I go with my son we take a little diversion and climb alongside a train bridge pictured here, and follow the tracks to another bridge visible in this image at the end of the rails. That bridge spans the Illinois River. When I’m here, time slows down a bit… and that’s a good thing.

winter’s way is passing

winter’s way is passing

empty barns stand sure

quiet stories ‘neath the trees

whispered tales

forgotten days

beneath the cold

faith will grow

faith must grow

winter’s way is passing

come and grow with me

time is sliding past our door

tears are melting

restored are dreams

beneath the cold

hope will grow

hope must grow

winter’s way is passing

come and sing with me

fill the days with melody

i’m yours alone

our hearts are one

beneath the cold

love will grow

love must grow

River Sunrise

It is currently 18 degrees Fahrenheit... seems like Winter just won't leave town. I am eager to get out on my bicycle and go riding to this park along the Illinois River and enjoy warm quiet mornings in the country. If you have our Spring, you can return it... no questions asked. Thank you. — It is currently 18 degrees Fahrenheit… seems like Winter just won’t leave town. I am eager to get out on my bicycle and go riding to this park along the Illinois River and enjoy warm quiet mornings in the country. If you have our Spring, you can return it… no questions asked. Thank you.

City Textures

Taken on Michigan Ave. in Chicago.

Beautiful Young Lady

I find portraits to be very difficult! I was happy with the way this one turned out. She is so precious! — I find portraits to be very difficult! I was happy with the way this one turned out. This was also taken at a parade last summer. After the parade I spotted this young lady walking in the middle of the empty street. She is so precious!

Cool

Taken last summer at the Grundy County Corn Fest parade. A good time was had by all. — Taken last summer at the Grundy County Corn Festival parade. A good time was had by all.

Please Keep Feet on Floor

Chicago METRA trains are quite cool. This is my preferred method of getting to the heart of the windy city!

Must Get Great Mileage

The preferred method of transportation for the clown from my previous post.

Try Not To Smile

We just had about a foot of snow here, so my mind is on summer. This was taken at a parade last summer.Some people find clowns creepy... do you? — We just had about a foot of snow here, so my mind is on summer. This was taken at a parade last summer. Some people find clowns creepy… do you? I’ll post a companion to this image soon. Smile!

The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem

The Church of the Nativity is a basilica located in Bethlehem, Palestinian territories, and is considered to be the oldest continuously operating Christian church in the world.