First Presbyterian Church of Evanston – Open House Chicago 2018, Part 5

One of the most beautiful churches in Evanston, particularly its stained glass windows, is the First Presbyterian Church, which we visited during Open House Chicago 2018 in mid-October. The architect of this building was Daniel H. Burnham, the same man who made Chicago famous for the design of the White City during the World’s Columbian […]

CFFC: Lights

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is lights. Symphony Center, Chicago Tiki Terrace Hawaiian restaurant, Des Plaines, IL Beatles tribute band, American English, in concert at Surf Ballroom, Clearwater, Iowa Park Inn Hotel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, in Mason City, Iowa: At a side entrance Café inside the hotel In a lounge Skylights Holiday […]

Thursday Doors: First United Methodist Church of Evanston (OHC 2018 Part 4)

During Open House Chicago on Oct. 13-14, we visited some beautiful churches in Evanston. The largest was the First United Methodist Church, the first church established in Evanston (prior to the building it is housed in today) in 1854. The current structure was built in 1910; the architect, Thomas E. Tallmadge, was a member of […]

FOTD: Yellow Mums

Posted for Cee’s Flower of the Day 11/9/18.

CFFC: Tools & Implements

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge’s theme this week is tools. Old-fashioned typewriter Tools in our garage In a Barnes & Noble restroom Gumball machine at a local restaurant 18th century doctor’s tools spinning wheel glass cup

FOTD: Multi-colored Mums

Mums are common and colorful this time of year! I photographed these mums in many colors on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. See more flowers in Cee’s ongoing daily flower feature, FOTD 11/7/18.

Camouflage and Contrast

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge for this week is Standing Out or Blending In. Camouflage (blending in) is a common way in nature for animals to hide from predators or so they cannot be seen. It was hard to spot this eagle at first, because his brown feathers blend in so well with the tree branches. There’s […]

FOTD: Mums

This is one of the photos of mums I took in Chicago last week. Check out the beautiful flowers and plants on Cee’s FOTD, 11/5/18.

Lotus: One-Word Prompt

Swimmers’ One-Word Prompt is lotus. In yoga classes, we were sometimes instructed to sit in lotus pose, which was fine for a short time. But when learning meditation techniques, we were encouraged to sit in lotus position, our legs crossed over each other while sitting on a cushion on the floor with our backs straight. I […]

A Photo a Week: The Bridges of Madison County

No, I am not talking about the movie The Bridges of Madison County, but the movie was inspired by the covered bridges in Madison Co., Iowa. However, the movie only featured two of these bridges, while we visited five bridges (a 6th was burned down) while we were in Iowa at the end of September. […]