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!

This is the first in a series of three pictures from a trip back to New York this past March. So, yes, we are back at my favorite place: the shores of Jones Beach on Long Island.

green and light

Not quite sure why this park in southern Illinois is name Giant City Park, but so glad to be able to take a hike in this beautiful setting that reminded me over and over again that winter is gone!