We got ice

Classes are over

This is our East St. Louis Action Research Seminar group at our last class.

You Gotta Love It

Perhaps we'll finally get rid of this character.

Christmas Tree Up

Chili on a cold day

First Snow

Thanksgiving

Turkey on the grill and our annual Thanksgiving dinner with international grad students.

Price of gas

I can't imagine how economists can explain this distortion of fuel prices. Regular gas less expensive that ethanol based E85 and now regular approaching a dollar and a half. Are we reaching a bottom?

Huff Hall Bird Feeder

Feeding the birds at work. It took a couple of weeks for them to discover it.

DPRK Post Card

You won't be getting many of these in your mail

Skipping holidays

What happened to Thanksgiving?

Reaction to flu shot

I'm suffering from a reaction to a recent flu shot. Not going too far from the tissues.

Christmas cactus

My Christmas cactus always bloom way early but they are pretty nevertheless.

Great meat market

The Elburn Market has the biggest selection of meat ever and the beef jerky is the best I've ever had.

Comming down the track

Fire in Champaign

Bad fire in downtown Champaign.

Naughty dog - good dog

He loves his kitten buddies but got caught in the cat box. Yuch.

Gas < 2 bucks a gallon

Take that Ahmadinejad, Chavez and Putin!

Leaves are gone

Dogwood tree

Plowed fields

Unnecessary heavy tillage.

Transformative election

I sincerely hope this incredible election restores our nation's credibility around the world.

Election Day

Who would have thought there would be lines to vote in Homer, IL? I tried to take a picture of my historic ballot but it was too close for my phone camera.

Changing landscape