Tag: park

a little brick house in rockdale

we got a little brick house in Rockdale
the one with the great big tree
we know it’s not london or paris
and not parsippany
but there’s a real nice park
across the street
where the slides go on for miles
and the girls can climb
and laugh on the swings
right there in front
of our little brick house
the one with the great big tree
it’s not rome
or breckenridge
or schenectady
it’s a home for the girls
and for you and me
here in Rockdale
we’ll make memories
in our little brick house
the one
with the great big tree

glimpses of fall part 2

Enjoyed time with my colleagues during our annual retreat in Baraboo, Wisconsin. These images were taken at Devil’s Lake State Park. Thanks for stopping by.

scenes from a park

2019 has been a wonderful year, and a busy year. Our family is growing and lots of activity and change (the good kind) professionally, so, I am not able to get out and shoot as much. Here are a few moments from a park with two of my grandchildren.

jay pritzker pavilion profile

The pavilion with the funkiest name is also the most difficult to photograph, so, I decided to try a profile shot.

the stillness of morning

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…an early morning journey…

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….chasing my shadow into the west…

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…then peace…

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…in the stillness of morning…

fort worth, tx

It has been a while since I have last posted because I have been in Texas this past week presenting a couple of workshops at a worship conference. I stayed with some dear friends that we have known for over 30 years (yup, I am a bit old)! I was able to visit the seminary I graduated from…. uhh…. a while ago….and we spent some time in downtown Fort Worth, TX. These were taken at the Water Gardens with my phone since I decided not to bring my Canon.

fort worth, tx

 

water gardens

 

ft worth angel

a rainy june

quiet river sunrise

The summer flooding of the Illinois River has finally begun to recede. Illinois has had record rains in June, so hopefully we will be entering a bit of a drier weather pattern in July. This park is still closed due to the swollen Illinois River.

waterworld

face

face

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jay pritzker revisited

jay pritzker pavilion 3

Hope you are not getting too tired of all these Chicago images! This is the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, Chicago. I have officially given this crazy pavilion the title of “the most difficult location/structure/….thing to photograph…. in the universe!”  I have a couple of other images of this pavilion here and here. The beautiful, asymmetrical design of the architecture, along with the network of tubes that are suspended above the grassy area to hold the speakers for the sound system, all create a “busy” location to try and photograph. Still, it is a beautiful pavilion, and serves as a centerpiece of the recreational and concert life of Chicago.

rope bridge

rope bridge

This is the amazing suspension rope bridge at Maggie Daley Park in Chicago. This park is a stunning play place for kids. The bridge is a wonder to see, play in, slide down from and walk on!