Author Archives: Roger

Wooden Bridge

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Roger

I set the chair next to the bridge and walked to the other side of the pond to get this photo. But the sun was behind the clouds and it simply wasn’t working. I gave up and headed back to … Continue reading →

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World War 2.1

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Roger

A friend and I drove down to New Lenox one warm Sunday afternoon to see a World War II reenactment. I expected to see dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of men and women in authentic uniforms standing around jeeps and … Continue reading →

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Prairie Rainbow

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Roger

Main Street Prairie. I did a bit of cropping in the corners to eliminate some white space, and I darkened it a bit to make the rainbow stick out more. But it is otherwise as I saw it.

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Grosse Point Lighthouse — Evanston, Illinois

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Roger

I’ve been aware of this lighthouse for years — I’ve parked in the lot many times when birding along Lake Michigan — but I’ve never taken the tour (Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2, 3 and 4).  Only 12 people … Continue reading →

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Wiener and Still Champion

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Roger

Last March, a coworker sent me a link to a Chicago Tribune article on National Corn Dog Day (March 20). The article contained this paragraph: Gus Paschalis celebrates the corn dog at Wiener and Still Champion. Saturday will be his … Continue reading →

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