Black & White
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The Nerve!!! How dare you put up barriers in my domain.
We sometimes have visitors. Courtney’s cat, Rumor, comes over during holidays or other breaks. Shall I say that Pebbles is less than happy to have a visitor, and the screen is needed to keep them separated? Amazon to the rescue! Continue reading
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I’m on my way to the city to see Art!
I’m on my way to the city to see some art! I think this is my train. Almost there. I’m here right now. I finally made it to the AIC. I did choose to avoid the food trucks this time around. Continue reading
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From the archives.
It’s amazing what you find digging through the archives while looking for something else. And did I find that something else? No. Continue reading
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Till the cows come home.
Little known fact. Giving inspirational speeches to the herd prior to milking increases production. Continue reading
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Play Ball – 1858 Style
My friend Bob invited me to come out to see his vintage baseball team, the Lemont Quarrymen. They played this Labor Day weekend at the Pullman Historic Site. This group of vintage players follows 1858 rules: no mitts, no strikes, and you be caught out on a catch after the first bounce. A very different… Continue reading
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And the Band Played
Visiting the Carl Sandburg Marching Band kickoff performance at the Taste of Orland Park. They were at the new venue. No more Civic Center. The Sousas always make for great photos. Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955