Author Archives: Roger

On Church

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Roger

For a few years, we attended a small church where the people had all known each other for years and weren’t interested in adding us to the clique. We decided to switch to a church that was alive and thriving … Continue reading →

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I Warned Him …

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Roger

When Nate and I went to Iowa back in February to look at Bald Eagles, I warned him that birding could be addictive. He spent about 10 minutes explaining to me why it would never hook him. And now look … Continue reading →

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Red on White

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Roger

I carried the chair to a local prairie. The park district had cut and burned most of the prairie, so I had to settle for this shot. On my way back home, I passed two young girls who were performing … Continue reading →

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Freeport: Part Seven — Black Hawk War Monument

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Roger

I had time for one last adventure. I drove about 20 miles west of Freeport on increasingly rural roads. At the intersection of two dirt tracks in the middle of miles of farmland, I found a small park and a … Continue reading →

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Freeport: Part Six — Little Cubs Field

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Roger

Little Cubs Field is located in a Freeport city park. It’s really very impressive, in a silly sort of way. There is ivy on the outfield walls grown from Wrigley Field cuttings. The Cubs’ retired numbers fly from the flagpoles. … Continue reading →

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