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

More fall color

This is the best year in memory for fall colors.

Sweet gum leaf

Damned bugs

An Asian Ladybug. They bite when on you, stink when you smash them and they are everywhere this time of year.

Will we see $1.99?

Halloween decorations

Halloween decoration will soon rival Christmas.

TP'd

A good TPing job on holloween

Can't wait for Tues.

Enough of this already!

Salt Fork River

No more flowers

Here's my compost pile with many of the marigolds I just pulled up after they got zapped by the cold. A job that saddens.

First freeze

Ice on the dog's water bucket. Winter is just around the corner.

New DPRK stuff

A friend just returned from North Korea with a few souvenirs for me. Interesting stuff.

Prairie sunrise

Fall Colors