Saturday, June 28, 2008

Galas Family Farm











Village Church in Brody




Maluch or "Little one"


This little Fiat belongs to Hania's grandparents. They don't make them any more but these "little ones" were very popular years ago.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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Berlin







The Joys of Travel


Don'y you just love running up to the gate just in time to see your flight (from Amsterdam to Berlin) just pulling away from the gate? Grrrrrr.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Wind turbine

It took me a few moments to figure out what these trucks were hauling but they are wind turbine blades. Bigger than I thought! Lucky to get the pictures with me going 70 in one direction and the truck traveling the other way.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Not so smart?


A couple of months ago I posted a picture of this "Smart Car" as I thought it was pretty neat. And already it is for sale.

Newest Prairie view


The seasons just keep rolling along. From white to brown and now getting green.

Farmer's Market II

The food part of the farmer's market is a little behind schedule due to the bad weather but the crafters are not missing a beat.


Sunday, June 15, 2008

Farmer's market

I go to the farmer's market every week for great produce. The people watching is something else! Only in Urbana, IL.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Lots of flowers




Rain,Rain go Away

Our street flooded again. Over 11 inches of rain in less than a week. If you look closely you will see a little kid walking through the water.

Election

The Clinton's finally vanquished.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Park Pavilion


A lot of hard work went into the design, promotion, grant writing and planning for this new family reunion pavilion in East St. Louis. Great to see it under construction.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Prairie View Update

Late planting still going on and corn emerging.

Wine Glass Sunset

New take on a sunset.

Shrimp on the grill


Yum!

Our Nest of House Finches

House finches have made a nest in a Boston Fern on our front porch right outside a window. We have had a real close-up look at their activities.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Bad Storms


For the past few days we have had a series of bad storms including tornado watches and warnings. These shots represent "during" "after" and "aftermath."