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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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We Got You Covered…
Well, sort of. This image was taken in downtown Elmhurst. I love wandering the streets of different cities. I am particularly fond of cities that have active rail lines. 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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LaPort Baskeet
We had an opportunity to travel to LaPorte, Indiana, to see the Long Island Lutheran high school basketball team from New York play in a tournament. This was the school that Elise went to for her early grades, and her father was the Headmaster and, more importantly, Basketball Coach. The tournament was held at The… Continue reading
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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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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