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In spite of the cold temperatures here in northern Illinois, I still managed to get out and photograph a few ducks today. Shortly before sunset, I noticed this Bald Eagle flying overhead. I snapped the picture just as he passed over the moon. Unfortunately, the sun was setting behind the bird, so the light was not great. Kane County, Illinois
Moholy-Nagy Exhibit ~ Art Institute of Chicago ~ Chicago, Illinois
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 2000, f/3.5, 18mm, 1/20s
About five months ago, I was at my local forest preserve just before sunset. As I was leaving, I noticed a raccoon exiting this hole in the tree. Every time I went back to this preserve, I would always check this tree for activity, with no luck. Yesterday, I was there in search of butterflies. About thirty minutes before sunset, I decided to leave, but not before checking this tree again. I set up about twenty feet away from the hole and waited. It was getting pretty dark, and I was just about ready to give up when this guy poked his head out. I got one shot before he quickly retreated. Kane County, Illinois
Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942 - Detail
Art Institute of Chicago
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks
Hopper said that he had been inspired for this painting by Ernest Hemingway's short story, "The Killers", 1926, if you follow the link you will find it in English with its translation in French
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I wonder what the lady is holding and staring at. Any idea, someone?
July 2019 - Edited and Uploaded 2021/03/26
As you can see from this shot, we humans aren't the only ones to be targeted by the little blood suckers.
It was a nice day so I decided to take a hike and try a new spot just south of town and wait on the Illinois Terminal heritage unit. Here's NS #1072 & UP #7272 bringing train #366 across the South River on the southeast side of Atlanta, GA.
CP train B67X-09 heads down the seven mile spur from downtown Byron, Illinois, to Exelon's Byron Generating Station. The train is approaching the Woodbine Road crossing.
Actually, *Central* Illinois for curious minds… Here nere Rardin, we see southbound grain loads from Oakland making their way towards the CN at Neoga behind 3 WSOR-painted units and a WAMX SD40-2. The train would tie down at Charleston for the evening and continue to Neoga the next morning.
Just a couple weeks before July 4th, 2026, CPKC spit a 258 East out of Knoche with a pair of their "America 250" painted ET44ACs leading. Here they are passing a field and beginning the steep climb into Kane, Illinois on their Southbound journey on the CPKC Godfrey Subdivision.
Will It Play In Peoria?
I think quite a bit!
A good friend and I hit the road in June to go several places in Illinois. One was Peoria. We went to the Riverfront Museum which is downtown and along the Illinois River.
They have quite a few neat things well-worth checking out: Planetarium, Art, Natural History, Dinosaurs, Outdoor Sculptures, and a great Waterfowl Decoy Collection.
[I don't work for or get paid by Peoria promotions. We just thought it was pretty good.]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_it_play_in_Peoria%3F
June 17, 2021
Peoria Riverfront Museum
Peoria, Illinois