wind farm

wind farm

Another shot from my recent motorcycle excursion. It is a rainy day here today, but tomorrow the sun will be shining down on me and my Harley, so, we will be exploring, and yes, I will take the camera. Have a wonderful week!

wind catchers

wind catchers

If you join me on a 30 minute motorcycle ride we will arrive at a large wind farm that I like to visit. I am not quite sure why I find these large pinwheels to fascinating, but I do.

waves for cami

waves for cami

We are back from our conference in Florida. While in Florida we had the opportunity to see family that we don’t often get to see, since someone long ago decided to place Florida and Illinois so far apart from each other! This is my niece, Cami, enjoying the ocean. We spent an afternoon on the beach with her and other treasured family members. Taken at Ormond by the Sea.

golden end

golden end

Can’t think of a better way to end a day…..

river life

river life

Usually I am at this location early in the morning with sea gulls, or geese. On this visit the river had many visitors and activity.

cornfield

cornfield

Another shot taken just behind where we live. This is pretty much our landscape: cornfields, and soy bean fields…. but it sure can be beautiful…

reflections

reflections

This pond is a moment’s walk from our home. I wasn’t aware how beautiful it could look till I took this picture on my way back from a walk. Sometimes you don’t have to go very far to find a “photo worthy” location!

bridge and clouds

bridge and clouds

One of the aspects of photography I love is the way that it helps me to see a single location in different ways. I have been to this place countless times and it is amazing to me how different “by the riverside” can look. I think to myself:

“What a wonderful world.”

a TREK on a bridge

a TREK on a bridge

One of my favorite ways to get exercise, enjoy a good view, and take photos is by riding around on my TREK. This is a beautiful old bridge, in Morris, IL, that crosses the I&M Canal, a brilliant feat of engineering. You can read about the I&M Canal here.

morning ride

morning ride

Hello WordPress family! Missed you guys  🙂  Finally home after a two week trip to St. Lucia with our church’s student team. We had a BLAST, and, I am so proud of the work of our students. This was taken this week during one of my early morning rides. I may post one or two St. Lucia pics. Have a great weekend!