Getting Our Kicks with Missouri Kitsch (Day 8-Part 1)

June 15, 2018 The previous night, before dinner and the big thunderstorm, we drove through Springfield to see the Gillioz Theatre at 325 Park Central East, which is also the historic Route 66, brand new in 1926 when the theater was built. It was one of the first theaters to introduce “talkies” to the Midwest […]

Four-Legged Friends, Large & Small

Traveling at Wits End has a weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is Four-Legged Friends. I’ll start with my best four-legged friend – my cat, Hazel. I met up with these dachshunds in costumes on a walk on Halloween. While on our road trip last spring, we saw several four-legged creatures… Elk grazing (Rocky […]

Thursday Doors on the Miracle Mile

Recently I had occasion to kill some time on the “Miracle Mile” of Michigan Ave. in Chicago. I wish I’d had my Sony camera with me, but as it was, I managed to get some decent photos using the camera on my cellphone. Most of them are more like facades than just doors. Wrigley Building […]

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 […]