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!

Must Get Great Mileage

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

Church of the Nativity

The Falls vs Chris

This is the last image from a hiking trip that I took with my son to Matthiessen Park. At first I told him to not climb up to the falls... then I followed him!
This is the last image from a hiking trip that I took with my son to Matthiessen Park. At first I told him not to climb up to the falls… then I followed him! We had a great adventure!

Bridge and Stairs

As promised, here is a wide shot of the steps that I perviously posted. We live in the plains of the midwest, s this park is fun to go to because it's streams, waterfalls, trees and canyons offer a welcome contrasts to the endless miles of corn and soybean fields - which also have their own beauty... just lots of it!
As promised, here is a wide shot of the steps that I perviously posted. We live in the plains of the midwest, so this park is fun to go to because it’s streams, waterfalls, trees and canyons offer a welcome contrast to the endless miles of corn and soybean fields – which also have their own beauty… just lots of it!

Matthiessen Stairs

This is the second shot from a hike that I took with my son this past Sunday. You will see these stairs in their "context" in another post.
This is the second shot from a hike that I took with my son this past Sunday. You will see these stairs in their “context” in another post.

Matthiessen Bridge

This was taken at Matthiessen State Park. This is a favorite to hike anad enjoy canyons and waterfalls.
This was taken at Matthiessen State Park. This is a favorite place to hike and enjoy canyons and waterfalls. The next few posts will also be from this park.

eat

If the bridge tells you to eat, then, by all means, eat!
If the bridge tells you to eat, then, by all means, eat!

sky art

It has taken some some time for me to come to appreciate living in the plains of the Illinois. I prefer the shore, and miss the wooded beauty of western Michigan. On the other hand, the beautiful unobstructed view of the heavens are sure beautiful here.
It has taken some time for me to come to appreciate living on the plains of Illinois. I prefer the shore, and miss the wooded beauty of western Michigan. On the other hand, the unobstructed view of the heavens is its own beauty here. Taken just behind where we live.

bean again

Bean here before and, The Bean has been on this photoblog before as well.
Bean here before and, The Bean has been on this photoblog before as well.