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Pilgrimage
Our heavy metal Swede has left, but not before taking a fantastic trip from Orland to Gary then on to the Chicago. First was a visit to Michael Jackson’s family home in Gary then on to more music and trying his hand at some expensive guitars at Chicago Music Exchange and then on to find… Continue reading
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It’s been a busy week. So many birthdays 🎉
I love the way my kids have made their own relationships with each other. It fun watching how each of them, with their own special personalities, relate to each other. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the three are all have group conversations without me or their mother. And to be frank I don’t… Continue reading
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Can I have this Dance?
This is from a recent wedding Elise and I attended. I love those little moments in the swirl of the other activity. Continue reading
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Taking the tractor back in time
On Saturday, I went to visit the Half Century of Progress show in Rantoul, Illinois. What an experience. However, having the show on an old Air Force base has its ups and downs. Lots of tractors and LOTS of walking. It was fun seeing some of the machines working. Continue reading
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The Wait
Waiting in the closed cafe for the transport to the airport after many long meetings. Continue reading
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I Hear The Call…
I’m getting a hankering for a corn dog. I know they’re bad for me, but it’s time to visit the fair. 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