Tag: Illinois

after the storm

A spectacular sky greeted me on the way home after a violent rainstorm came through our little town.

social distancing…

…to the max today.

ransom sunset

A bitter, cold sunset (we have been spoiled with warm weather lately) helps bring Thursday to an end. I am pretty sure there are more wind turbines than people in Ransom, Illinois.

looking up

One more from a recent trip to Starved Rock State Park.

tugboat tuesday

Didn’t know it was tugboat Tuesday! Hope you have a wonderful day!

end of saturday

Well, 2019 is as busy as ever. Trying to get back into the WordPress groove. This is how last Saturday made her bow. Well played, Saturday… well played.

i am coming soon

A chilly wind accompanied this sunrise whispering, “I am winter, and I am coming soon.”

still here

bridge-sunset

Sorry for my absence from WordPress land. I have been focusing on finishing up my second Master’s degree, getting a nasty upper respiratory cold and, a bit of travel as well. This was taken on a certain bridge that I finally ascended.

january river

january river

I have been enjoying the relatively warmer weather for January in the Chicago area (34 degrees is like a heat wave!) by taking some bike rides along the Illinois River. After being rather inactive, I am looking forward to some more exercise and racking up the miles!

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…