Unique flowers on a bush in our neighborhood. If you know what species it is, email me.

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Sunset cumuls over Chicago.

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IT Leaders at play, golfing and tossing back a few beers.

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Bill riding the hog. Hey Bill--get 'bent!

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Chris tries getting recumbent. She likes it!

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The pleasures of summer: backyard barbeque at Chris and Bill's with a sunny sky.

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Some of them may be, but what are you if you vandalize a cab with grafitti?.

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Catalpa confetti.

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Catalpas in bloom. A beautiful sight and a heady aroma . . . until all those blooms drop and start rotting on the ground.

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Hiking the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, descending the 230' drop to the beach.

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Transition in action: grasses taking root along the beach at the Indiana Dunes.

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Tracks in the sand at the Indiana Dunes beach. Made by a hopping bird or mouse, or a mink?

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Claudia inspects the water near boaters from Chicago.

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The beach at the Indiana Dunes. Yes, the midwest has beautiful beaches that stretch for miles and miles and much of them are deserted. Too bad the water is sooooo cold!

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Watch out for that wild, killer turtle!

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No, that's not a tan line. You never notice how dirty your legs get from hiking until you take your socks off!

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