Black & White
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Glad that’s behind us.
I’ll miss the hot chocolate. Until next time winter. . . . . Continue reading
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Wheels on the bus go….
Have you ever read the writing at the front of a school bus? Continue reading
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Look what I found!
I drive all the way from Orland Park to Katy Texas for a b-ball tournament and look what I found broadcasting the game. My niece from Sweden is one of the players. Hopefully, her family back home can view the game. Go Lady Jacks!!! Continue reading
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Summer is Coming!!!
It’s supposed to get up to 40℉ today and in the 60s next week. This was taken using my Debonair, a Holga-like camera that shoots medium format film. The Debonair, incidentally, is still available for $19… black photo tape not included. Continue reading
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Selfie with The Dorff
My shut-in selfie… Say that ten times fast. I’ve had no excuses to do a self-portrait. And I know that I had to do it before I shaved off my beard, heaven knows when my next beard will appear. Balancing the Deardorff on the selfie stick was a bit of a trick. Doing a… Continue reading
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Grate Party!
The wedding theme continues… Continue reading
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Breakfast in Sweden
Where night-time never really got dark. From, what seems like, many moons ago. Continue reading
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Missing the City
It’s been at least 10 months since I’ve been in the city. Every couple of months I take the train in and walk the Loop, visit the Art Institute, and grab some lunch. Is always a bit of a breather from the burbs and I usually see something interesting. For now, I’m doing the next… Continue reading
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Till we ride again
I love riding the train into the city. I have 4 choices to get in, 6+ if I drive a bit. The driving part may seem weird to mention but to fellow rail aficionados, this will make sense. The easiest is The Rock because of its schedule and proximity but I love to travel over… 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