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September 11, 2008 Our cats, Jake and Joey. They are brothers - 11 years old. We got them from a shelter when they were just a few weeks old. They are great buddies and most mornings look ...

2009-11-12T14:41:53Z

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September 11, 2008 Our cats, Jake and Joey. They are brothers - 11 years old. We got them from a shelter when they were just a few weeks old. They are great buddies and most mornings look ...

January 23, 2009 Sacked Yesterday was not a good day. I was notified at 10:00 that I was being laid off from Microsoft where I have worked for the past 8 years. Today is my last day. It wa ...

2009-11-12T15:23:52Z

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January 23, 2009 Sacked Yesterday was not a good day. I was notified at 10:00 that I was being laid off from Microsoft where I have worked for the past 8 years. Today is my last day. It wa ...

January 22, 2009 Joey One of our 11 year old cats. He loves to gaze out the front window.

2009-04-21T22:17:54Z

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January 22, 2009 Joey One of our 11 year old cats. He loves to gaze out the front window.

September 10, 2008 There are street vendors all over New York City. A few sell ties. I just thought this would make an interesting image.

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

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September 10, 2008 There are street vendors all over New York City. A few sell ties. I just thought this would make an interesting image.

June 30, 2009 Chicago's Lakefront I'm standing in front of the Shedd Aquarium for this shot. The tallest black building on the left is the Sears Tower. The right most black building is the ...

2009-11-12T16:29:52Z

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June 30, 2009 Chicago's Lakefront I'm standing in front of the Shedd Aquarium for this shot. The tallest black building on the left is the Sears Tower. The right most black building is the ...

August 24, 2009 Joey We never know where we're going to find him. We'll be out of town for a few days and I'll not be online much. Have a great week.

2009-11-12T16:21:06Z

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August 24, 2009 Joey We never know where we're going to find him. We'll be out of town for a few days and I'll not be online much. Have a great week.

February 27, 2009 The Day is Done We had dinner at a place called Sundowner's. This was what we saw. Today is our last day in Key Largo.

2009-04-21T22:17:54Z

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February 27, 2009 The Day is Done We had dinner at a place called Sundowner's. This was what we saw. Today is our last day in Key Largo.

June 11, 2009 Scarlett I take a lot of pictures of my grandkids. It's not easy to do. I've never had much luck getting them to pose so I just shoot pictures as they play. Some days when I g ...

2009-06-10T21:22:37Z

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June 11, 2009 Scarlett I take a lot of pictures of my grandkids. It's not easy to do. I've never had much luck getting them to pose so I just shoot pictures as they play. Some days when I g ...

January 28, 2009 Fish at Rain Forest Cafe I've never had very good results shooting fish in aquariums. We had lunch at the Rain Forest Cafe and they had some large well lit tanks so I took ...

2009-04-21T22:17:54Z

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January 28, 2009 Fish at Rain Forest Cafe I've never had very good results shooting fish in aquariums. We had lunch at the Rain Forest Cafe and they had some large well lit tanks so I took ...

April 1, 2009 Chicago built of Legos My daughter had told me that Legoland had a model of Chicago so I was expecting something that would say, fit on a ping pong table. I wasn't prepared fo ...

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

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April 1, 2009 Chicago built of Legos My daughter had told me that Legoland had a model of Chicago so I was expecting something that would say, fit on a ping pong table. I wasn't prepared fo ...

July 10, 2009 Water Lily in Our Pond Often these are hard to get right with the dark water, dark red and then the white petals. And, I wish those lilly pads were green instead of yellow. Bu ...

2009-07-09T20:54:45Z

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July 10, 2009 Water Lily in Our Pond Often these are hard to get right with the dark water, dark red and then the white petals. And, I wish those lilly pads were green instead of yellow. Bu ...

October 31, 2009 Happy Halloween My daughter and granddaughters have been hard a work on jack-o-lanterns. Our whole family was supposed to get together last night so I could get pictures of ...

2009-10-31T00:19:37Z

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October 31, 2009 Happy Halloween My daughter and granddaughters have been hard a work on jack-o-lanterns. Our whole family was supposed to get together last night so I could get pictures of ...

August 4, 2009 Water Lily in Our Pond I had to ship my camera off to Canon yesterday and they think it will be gone for 3-4 weeks, sob. So I'll have to muck along with my old Nikon Coolpix ...

2009-08-04T01:43:27Z

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August 4, 2009 Water Lily in Our Pond I had to ship my camera off to Canon yesterday and they think it will be gone for 3-4 weeks, sob. So I'll have to muck along with my old Nikon Coolpix ...

September 6, 2009 Scarlett listening to a ghost story Lindsey and Scarlett came to our house for an impromptu sleepover. Grandma was telling them a ghost story. I liked sepia for this but ...

2009-09-05T22:17:40Z

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September 6, 2009 Scarlett listening to a ghost story Lindsey and Scarlett came to our house for an impromptu sleepover. Grandma was telling them a ghost story. I liked sepia for this but ...

June 1, 2009 Clematis We planted this last year and it seems to be thriving.

2009-05-31T21:18:37Z

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June 1, 2009 Clematis We planted this last year and it seems to be thriving.

July 28, 2009 Fireworks over the city I find fireworks to be a challenging subject to begin with. Shooting them from a moving sailboat moves the difficulty up another notch. I brought a mo ...

2009-11-12T16:29:52Z

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July 28, 2009 Fireworks over the city I find fireworks to be a challenging subject to begin with. Shooting them from a moving sailboat moves the difficulty up another notch. I brought a mo ...

January 8, 2009 Our Street Last night about 8:30. 15 second exposure. Looking North from in front of my driveway.

2009-04-21T22:17:55Z

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January 8, 2009 Our Street Last night about 8:30. 15 second exposure. Looking North from in front of my driveway.

August 22, 2009 Our backyard I've shown you the pond and a view from up near the house. I just wanted to sort of complete the "tour" by shooting something back toward the house. I'm stand ...

2009-08-21T23:43:21Z

Art Hill
August 22, 2009 Our backyard I've shown you the pond and a view from up near the house. I just wanted to sort of complete the "tour" by shooting something back toward the house. I'm stand ...

August 17, 2009 Rising above it all One of these days I promise to post something besides a water lily :-) Thanks to all of you who have commented on my efforts here. I'm glad that I can ...

2009-08-16T21:47:28Z

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August 17, 2009 Rising above it all One of these days I promise to post something besides a water lily :-) Thanks to all of you who have commented on my efforts here. I'm glad that I can ...

April 26, 2009 Daffodil It rained most of yesterday but I managed to get out for a few minutes and found some daffodils that weren't pointing down :-) A minute after I shot this down at the ...

2009-04-25T21:58:38Z

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April 26, 2009 Daffodil It rained most of yesterday but I managed to get out for a few minutes and found some daffodils that weren't pointing down :-) A minute after I shot this down at the ...

October 22, 2009 Raised bridge on the Chicago River I was so excited yesterday to see this. They only open the bridges at 10:00 on Wednesdays and Saturdays, only for a few weeks in the Spr ...

2009-11-12T16:29:44Z

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October 22, 2009 Raised bridge on the Chicago River I was so excited yesterday to see this. They only open the bridges at 10:00 on Wednesdays and Saturdays, only for a few weeks in the Spr ...

January 7, 2009 Turning Night Into Day This is the view of our backyard from the bedroom that I use as an "office". I'm pretty excited about how this came out because this shot is at 9:00 ...

2009-04-21T22:17:55Z

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January 7, 2009 Turning Night Into Day This is the view of our backyard from the bedroom that I use as an "office". I'm pretty excited about how this came out because this shot is at 9:00 ...

October 25, 2009 Our street We finally got some sunshine yesterday afternoon after a pretty miserable couple of days. I just grabbed this shot through the windshield as we turned on to our ...

2009-10-24T22:00:07Z

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October 25, 2009 Our street We finally got some sunshine yesterday afternoon after a pretty miserable couple of days. I just grabbed this shot through the windshield as we turned on to our ...

September 4, 2009 His majesty, Joey From this position on the bannister he can monitor most of the first floor.

2009-09-03T21:41:53Z

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September 4, 2009 His majesty, Joey From this position on the bannister he can monitor most of the first floor.

August 1, 2009 Second tallest building in the United States Trump Tower is second only to nearby Sears Tower (now officially called Willis Tower). It passed the nearby John Hancock to becom ...

2009-11-12T16:29:52Z

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August 1, 2009 Second tallest building in the United States Trump Tower is second only to nearby Sears Tower (now officially called Willis Tower). It passed the nearby John Hancock to becom ...

March 23, 2009 Flapping Her Wings The two ducks have established a regular pattern of spending afternoons in our backyard pond.

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

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March 23, 2009 Flapping Her Wings The two ducks have established a regular pattern of spending afternoons in our backyard pond.

January 30, 2009 Kyle and Lindsey (cousins) Two of my grandkids at the grocery store. They're getting pretty big for these carts but we offered them the option of each taking a separate ca ...

2009-04-21T22:17:54Z

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January 30, 2009 Kyle and Lindsey (cousins) Two of my grandkids at the grocery store. They're getting pretty big for these carts but we offered them the option of each taking a separate ca ...

June 9, 2009 Sad fate I'm sad to say I won't be shooting any more pictures of this little trio. Yesterday afternoon my wife heard quite a ruckus outside out front door - sounded like a loud ...

2009-06-09T00:54:29Z

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June 9, 2009 Sad fate I'm sad to say I won't be shooting any more pictures of this little trio. Yesterday afternoon my wife heard quite a ruckus outside out front door - sounded like a loud ...

October 6, 2008 No better symbol of fall and October - Long Grove Apple Festival

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
October 6, 2008 No better symbol of fall and October - Long Grove Apple Festival

September 30, 2009 Westminster Bridge Not very original but nothing says Britain to me like Big Ben and a double decker bus

2009-09-29T19:41:12Z

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September 30, 2009 Westminster Bridge Not very original but nothing says Britain to me like Big Ben and a double decker bus

August 2, 2009 Fresh as a Daisy No crop, this is as close as I can get.

2009-08-01T22:15:01Z

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August 2, 2009 Fresh as a Daisy No crop, this is as close as I can get.

October 24, 2009 London nourishment I've got nothing from yesterday to post. It's raining and miserable. I went back to my London pictures to show you some of what we ate while we were ther ...

2009-11-12T16:29:53Z

Art Hill
October 24, 2009 London nourishment I've got nothing from yesterday to post. It's raining and miserable. I went back to my London pictures to show you some of what we ate while we were ther ...

May 19, 2009 Iris

2009-05-19T00:21:50Z

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May 19, 2009 Iris

October 28, 2009 I'm not much of a bird photographer. Caught these in my daughter's backyard. These birds were moving constantly and very skittish so I coudln't get close. I got a couple mor ...

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
October 28, 2009 I'm not much of a bird photographer. Caught these in my daughter's backyard. These birds were moving constantly and very skittish so I coudln't get close. I got a couple mor ...

November 1, 2009 Halloween We got to see all four grandkids by going to Kyle and Braden's and then over to Lindsey and Scarlett's. Kyle and Lindsey both seemed much better by late in the da ...

2009-10-31T21:36:08Z

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November 1, 2009 Halloween We got to see all four grandkids by going to Kyle and Braden's and then over to Lindsey and Scarlett's. Kyle and Lindsey both seemed much better by late in the da ...

October 29, 2009 Twins We took Kyle and Lindsey to a little nature center in Oak Brook. It was a gloomy day with no sun so the only thing I got worth posting was this reflection of the buil ...

2009-10-28T21:31:45Z

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October 29, 2009 Twins We took Kyle and Lindsey to a little nature center in Oak Brook. It was a gloomy day with no sun so the only thing I got worth posting was this reflection of the buil ...

March 16. 2009 Blues Brothers Found this in front of a music store in Geneva. The background was very busy so I tried selective coloring. Original is here http://arthill.smugmug.com/galle ...

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

Art Hill
March 16. 2009 Blues Brothers Found this in front of a music store in Geneva. The background was very busy so I tried selective coloring. Original is here http://arthill.smugmug.com/galle ...

July 29, 2009 Tall Ship Windy This is the ship we cruised on when I shot yesterday's fireworks shot.

2009-11-12T16:29:53Z

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July 29, 2009 Tall Ship Windy This is the ship we cruised on when I shot yesterday's fireworks shot.

June 3, 2009 Nest in the tree by our front door This is pretty high up in the tree and no good anlge for a shot. I got this from just inside our front door, shooting through glass. We have ...

2009-06-04T21:20:14Z

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June 3, 2009 Nest in the tree by our front door This is pretty high up in the tree and no good anlge for a shot. I got this from just inside our front door, shooting through glass. We have ...

May 27, 2009 Amy We combined Memorial Day and a birthday party for my oldest daughter Amy. We got together at my youngest daughter's house. We're trying to remember at these get togethers ...

2009-05-27T00:04:05Z

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May 27, 2009 Amy We combined Memorial Day and a birthday party for my oldest daughter Amy. We got together at my youngest daughter's house. We're trying to remember at these get togethers ...

March 2, 2009 Double-crested Cormorant Showing a closer view of this bird, this time correctly identified :-) Everglades National Park. More in this gallery http://arthill.smugmug.com/ ...

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

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March 2, 2009 Double-crested Cormorant Showing a closer view of this bird, this time correctly identified :-) Everglades National Park. More in this gallery http://arthill.smugmug.com/ ...

November 13, 2009 In Memory of My Mom We lost her 5 years ago today. We were close and she only lived a mile from us. I've been in a creative slump this week anyway. I almost posted this p ...

2009-11-12T23:18:14Z

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November 13, 2009 In Memory of My Mom We lost her 5 years ago today. We were close and she only lived a mile from us. I've been in a creative slump this week anyway. I almost posted this p ...

April 19, 2009 Standard Station Continuing my series on Route 66. This is called the Standard Sinclair Gas Station in Odell, Illinois. Built in 1932, it operated until 1975. It has been imp ...

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

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April 19, 2009 Standard Station Continuing my series on Route 66. This is called the Standard Sinclair Gas Station in Odell, Illinois. Built in 1932, it operated until 1975. It has been imp ...

September 9, 2009 Monet Bonanza We haven't had any water lilies for quite some time now but I saw a few buds getting ready. I was thrilled yesterday to go out and find all five varieties in ...

2009-09-08T21:32:33Z

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September 9, 2009 Monet Bonanza We haven't had any water lilies for quite some time now but I saw a few buds getting ready. I was thrilled yesterday to go out and find all five varieties in ...

September 1, 2009 Late Bloomer We were so surprised yesterday to spot this single clematis bloom in our yard. We thought the clematis were done for the season. You never know.

2009-08-31T21:14:05Z

Art Hill
September 1, 2009 Late Bloomer We were so surprised yesterday to spot this single clematis bloom in our yard. We thought the clematis were done for the season. You never know.

June 19, 2009 View from our deck The pond is looking good, the flowers are thriving, grass is in good shape and I just finished mowing. I like the way the yard looks when the afternoon sun ...

2009-06-18T23:25:06Z

Art Hill
June 19, 2009 View from our deck The pond is looking good, the flowers are thriving, grass is in good shape and I just finished mowing. I like the way the yard looks when the afternoon sun ...

May 4, 2009 Chocolate cup We had dinner at the Perry Street Brasserie in Galena. We were NOT planning to have dessert but after our server described this we caved in. "A bowl of solid Swis ...

2009-05-03T21:53:36Z

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May 4, 2009 Chocolate cup We had dinner at the Perry Street Brasserie in Galena. We were NOT planning to have dessert but after our server described this we caved in. "A bowl of solid Swis ...

April 12, 2009 Happy Easter These are cupcakes my wife made yesterday to take to my daughter's house today for our Easter brunch. I can't wait to try one.

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

Art Hill
April 12, 2009 Happy Easter These are cupcakes my wife made yesterday to take to my daughter's house today for our Easter brunch. I can't wait to try one.

August 3, 2009 Lunch We walked around Long Grove and had lunch. Didn't find much to shoot and the sun was kinda bright but grabbed a couple shots of this bee on some cone flowers. Thanks so ...

2009-08-02T22:18:57Z

Art Hill
August 3, 2009 Lunch We walked around Long Grove and had lunch. Didn't find much to shoot and the sun was kinda bright but grabbed a couple shots of this bee on some cone flowers. Thanks so ...

July 5, 2009 Lisle Balloon Festival The first hot air balloon event I've ever been to. Got quite a few pictures of course but will only post a couple here. The rest are at http://arthill. ...

2009-07-04T23:02:20Z

Art Hill
July 5, 2009 Lisle Balloon Festival The first hot air balloon event I've ever been to. Got quite a few pictures of course but will only post a couple here. The rest are at http://arthill. ...

November 18, 2008 A swan at the Maui Hyatt

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

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November 18, 2008 A swan at the Maui Hyatt

July 8, 2009 Pink Beauty A water lily in our pond. I get such a kick out of going out to the pond each morning to see what flowers have bloomed.

2009-07-07T20:55:02Z

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July 8, 2009 Pink Beauty A water lily in our pond. I get such a kick out of going out to the pond each morning to see what flowers have bloomed.

November 16, 2009 Get Well Wishes to Lori We thought Lori was getting better yesterday but around 5:00 she started feeling pretty bad. Hopefully today will be better. She was hoping to leave ...

2009-11-15T23:25:41Z

Art Hill
November 16, 2009 Get Well Wishes to Lori We thought Lori was getting better yesterday but around 5:00 she started feeling pretty bad. Hopefully today will be better. She was hoping to leave ...

April 13, 2009 Jill and I My wife and I in my daughter's backyard. We went to my daughter's for Easter Brunch. It was a little cool outside but we all went out any way to enjoy the sunshi ...

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

Art Hill
April 13, 2009 Jill and I My wife and I in my daughter's backyard. We went to my daughter's for Easter Brunch. It was a little cool outside but we all went out any way to enjoy the sunshi ...

February 8, 2009 What a difference a day makes We drove up to Lake Geneva Wisconsin yesterday to see the snow sculpture contest. What they didn't bargain for was a temperature of 52 degree ...

2009-04-21T22:17:54Z

Art Hill
February 8, 2009 What a difference a day makes We drove up to Lake Geneva Wisconsin yesterday to see the snow sculpture contest. What they didn't bargain for was a temperature of 52 degree ...

April 25, 2009 May the road rise up to meet you And with this post I'm closing this series on Route 66. Thanks to all of you who have made so many nice comments. I hope I've been able to g ...

2009-04-24T21:52:20Z

Art Hill
April 25, 2009 May the road rise up to meet you And with this post I'm closing this series on Route 66. Thanks to all of you who have made so many nice comments. I hope I've been able to g ...

January 11, 2009 What Really Matters I got a bunch of nifty snow shots and some more night exposures and was going to post one of those for POD. See http://arthill.smugmug.com/gallery/7035 ...

2009-04-21T22:17:55Z

Art Hill
January 11, 2009 What Really Matters I got a bunch of nifty snow shots and some more night exposures and was going to post one of those for POD. See http://arthill.smugmug.com/gallery/7035 ...

January 29, 2009 Just Another Fish Thought I would post one more fish from the tanks at Rain Forest Cafe. Thanks for all the great comments on yesterday's fish.

2009-04-21T22:17:54Z

Art Hill
January 29, 2009 Just Another Fish Thought I would post one more fish from the tanks at Rain Forest Cafe. Thanks for all the great comments on yesterday's fish.

December 12, 2008 Sweet mice. In a candy store window. We thought it was pretty clever with the cherries and Hershey kisses.

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
December 12, 2008 Sweet mice. In a candy store window. We thought it was pretty clever with the cherries and Hershey kisses.

September 27, 2009 My Family We went to my niece's wedding. It's pretty rare for the six of us to get together without grandkids. Many of you have seen the grandkids so I thought I'd show ...

2009-09-26T21:42:01Z

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September 27, 2009 My Family We went to my niece's wedding. It's pretty rare for the six of us to get together without grandkids. Many of you have seen the grandkids so I thought I'd show ...

April 28, 2009 Living Life on the Edge This bee fell into the tulip a couple of times but kept crawling until it got up to the edge. Leaving for Galena this morning for 3 days so will not ...

2009-04-27T20:56:46Z

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April 28, 2009 Living Life on the Edge This bee fell into the tulip a couple of times but kept crawling until it got up to the edge. Leaving for Galena this morning for 3 days so will not ...

March 3, 2009 Blue Heron Everglades National Park. I rarely get decent bird shots but got pretty lucky on this trip.

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

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March 3, 2009 Blue Heron Everglades National Park. I rarely get decent bird shots but got pretty lucky on this trip.

August 29. 2009 Daisy Haven't had any water lilies bloom lately so I'm left with daisies and hibiscus. http://arthill.smugmug.com/Photography/August-2009/9129542_ugQbA/1/#632635969_x4yzY-A ...

2009-08-28T21:11:35Z

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August 29. 2009 Daisy Haven't had any water lilies bloom lately so I'm left with daisies and hibiscus. http://arthill.smugmug.com/Photography/August-2009/9129542_ugQbA/1/#632635969_x4yzY-A ...

July 26, 2009 Back from our anniversary celebration. We had a wonderful time in downtown Chicago with a cruise on the tall ship Windy last night and lots of just enjoying the wonderful weat ...

2009-11-12T16:29:53Z

Art Hill
July 26, 2009 Back from our anniversary celebration. We had a wonderful time in downtown Chicago with a cruise on the tall ship Windy last night and lots of just enjoying the wonderful weat ...

October 21. 2009 Lindsey Our 5 year old granddaughter. She's such a sweetheart.

2009-10-20T21:51:25Z

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October 21. 2009 Lindsey Our 5 year old granddaughter. She's such a sweetheart.

October 8, 2009 Pelican Squadron I just wanted to show you that buildings aren't the ONLY thing I photographed in London. On our way to Buckingham Palace we walked through St. James Park. ...

2009-10-09T02:38:56Z

Art Hill
October 8, 2009 Pelican Squadron I just wanted to show you that buildings aren't the ONLY thing I photographed in London. On our way to Buckingham Palace we walked through St. James Park. ...

July 2, 2009 Happy Birthday to Me Today is my birthday. We went out with the family last night for dinner. Kyle and Lindsey helped me blow out the candles and then they picked some candy of ...

2009-07-01T21:20:03Z

Art Hill
July 2, 2009 Happy Birthday to Me Today is my birthday. We went out with the family last night for dinner. Kyle and Lindsey helped me blow out the candles and then they picked some candy of ...

October 26, 2009 Scarlett The kids grew their own pumpkins in the backyard. These two are Scarlett's and she's pretty proud of them.

2009-10-25T22:00:50Z

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October 26, 2009 Scarlett The kids grew their own pumpkins in the backyard. These two are Scarlett's and she's pretty proud of them.

November 9, 2008 We visited the Kula Botanical Garden on the slope of Haleakala before heading for the airport. This is a protea plant. VERY large blossoms.

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

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November 9, 2008 We visited the Kula Botanical Garden on the slope of Haleakala before heading for the airport. This is a protea plant. VERY large blossoms.

July 4, 2009 Happy Fourth of July Another variety of water lily in our backyard pond. Have a great weekend.

2009-07-03T19:49:57Z

Art Hill
July 4, 2009 Happy Fourth of July Another variety of water lily in our backyard pond. Have a great weekend.

October 13, 2009 Not so inviting This is a house on our block. Doesn't look as inviting as yesterday's post. Notice the "no candy" sign.

2009-10-13T22:14:56Z

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October 13, 2009 Not so inviting This is a house on our block. Doesn't look as inviting as yesterday's post. Notice the "no candy" sign.

August 6, 2009 Another water lily In our pond, shot from below my feet with the Nikon Coolpix 8800. It's already driving me nuts not having my DSLR and it hasn't even been a week. Still I ...

2009-08-05T20:54:17Z

Art Hill
August 6, 2009 Another water lily In our pond, shot from below my feet with the Nikon Coolpix 8800. It's already driving me nuts not having my DSLR and it hasn't even been a week. Still I ...

July 25, 2009 Our wedding day 39 years ago Today is our 39th anniversary. To celebrate we're going to stay overnight at the Chicago Hyatt and take a tall ship dinner cruise on Lake Michiga ...

2009-11-12T16:29:53Z

Art Hill
July 25, 2009 Our wedding day 39 years ago Today is our 39th anniversary. To celebrate we're going to stay overnight at the Chicago Hyatt and take a tall ship dinner cruise on Lake Michiga ...

October 31, 2008 Scarlett is my 19 month old granddaughter. I shoot hundreds and hundreds of pictures of my four grandkids all casual, at play. I think I get a lot of good shots but every ...

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
October 31, 2008 Scarlett is my 19 month old granddaughter. I shoot hundreds and hundreds of pictures of my four grandkids all casual, at play. I think I get a lot of good shots but every ...

November 15, 2009 As Fall becomes Winter The outdoor dining area at Millennium Park in Chicago has been transformed into a skating rink once again. Lori was put in the hospital yesterday w ...

2009-11-14T20:08:34Z

Art Hill
November 15, 2009 As Fall becomes Winter The outdoor dining area at Millennium Park in Chicago has been transformed into a skating rink once again. Lori was put in the hospital yesterday w ...

October 19, 2009 So many berries There must have been over a dozen robins in our tree by the front door. It was late so not much light and hard to get a good picture with a telephoto. Thi ...

2009-10-18T22:09:13Z

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October 19, 2009 So many berries There must have been over a dozen robins in our tree by the front door. It was late so not much light and hard to get a good picture with a telephoto. Thi ...

September 19, 2009 Water Lily and Fish Same water lily as yesterday, not as good a shot of the lily but I got the reflection and the fish. Have a great weekend.

2009-09-18T21:46:26Z

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September 19, 2009 Water Lily and Fish Same water lily as yesterday, not as good a shot of the lily but I got the reflection and the fish. Have a great weekend.

June 8 2009 Where's Lunch? I wish I had a better vantage point to shoot this nest but doing the best I can from down by our front door. This is pretty high up so I can't get much of a shot ...

2009-06-07T21:16:47Z

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June 8 2009 Where's Lunch? I wish I had a better vantage point to shoot this nest but doing the best I can from down by our front door. This is pretty high up so I can't get much of a shot ...

October 19 2008 Last night my daughter hosted a surprise 65th birthday party for her father-in-law and I covered the event. This is my wife helping our granddaughter steal some chocolate pie ...

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
October 19 2008 Last night my daughter hosted a surprise 65th birthday party for her father-in-law and I covered the event. This is my wife helping our granddaughter steal some chocolate pie ...

October 13, 2009 That's a lot of pumpkins We spent the day with our 5 year old grandson Kyle. He and my wife are looking at a house on La Grange Road near out library. They have about 100 ...

2009-10-12T21:32:41Z

Art Hill
October 13, 2009 That's a lot of pumpkins We spent the day with our 5 year old grandson Kyle. He and my wife are looking at a house on La Grange Road near out library. They have about 100 ...

September 20, 2009 Take Time to Smell the Flowers Sorry for another fish and flower picture but I just couldn't pass this one up.

2009-09-19T22:01:51Z

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September 20, 2009 Take Time to Smell the Flowers Sorry for another fish and flower picture but I just couldn't pass this one up.

April 29, 2009 One more tulip We're in Galena and I do have some nice shots but I wanted to get this one more tulip up so I'll start the Galena series tomorrow. I really didn't have time t ...

2009-04-28T23:10:10Z

Art Hill
April 29, 2009 One more tulip We're in Galena and I do have some nice shots but I wanted to get this one more tulip up so I'll start the Galena series tomorrow. I really didn't have time t ...

July 31, 2009 Daisy Our late blooming daisies have come in. I love all the fancy flowers bursting with color - roses, hibiscus, lilies and so on. But sometimes the simple daisy is just pr ...

2009-07-30T22:24:02Z

Art Hill
July 31, 2009 Daisy Our late blooming daisies have come in. I love all the fancy flowers bursting with color - roses, hibiscus, lilies and so on. But sometimes the simple daisy is just pr ...

August 19, 2009 Morton Arboretum We took our grandson Kyle to the Morton Arboretum yesterday. We had lunch at the Visitor Center and I shot this 3 image pano from next to our table. It was ...

2009-08-18T21:22:31Z

Art Hill
August 19, 2009 Morton Arboretum We took our grandson Kyle to the Morton Arboretum yesterday. We had lunch at the Visitor Center and I shot this 3 image pano from next to our table. It was ...

June 27, 2009 My buddy Jake Looking through the screen door out onto the deck.

2009-06-27T00:36:22Z

Art Hill
June 27, 2009 My buddy Jake Looking through the screen door out onto the deck.

April 22, 2009 Streetcar Diner Continuing my series on Route 66 A historic Kankakee streetcar from the early 20th century was moved to Gardner in 1932 to serve as a diner along Route 66. ...

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

Art Hill
April 22, 2009 Streetcar Diner Continuing my series on Route 66 A historic Kankakee streetcar from the early 20th century was moved to Gardner in 1932 to serve as a diner along Route 66. ...

December 2, 2008 The entryway to our home. I posted a similar one but thought having the snow makes this more interesting. I have a few more snow pictures here http://arthill.smugmug.com/g ...

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
December 2, 2008 The entryway to our home. I posted a similar one but thought having the snow makes this more interesting. I have a few more snow pictures here http://arthill.smugmug.com/g ...

August 9, 2009 Water Lily I know, I know, another water lily :-) Not shooting much except daisies and water lilies. At least this isn't another "down low" with a reflection. Today will be ...

2009-08-08T22:25:57Z

Art Hill
August 9, 2009 Water Lily I know, I know, another water lily :-) Not shooting much except daisies and water lilies. At least this isn't another "down low" with a reflection. Today will be ...

June 28, 2009 Chicago River From La Salle Street looking East.

2009-06-27T21:08:06Z

Art Hill
June 28, 2009 Chicago River From La Salle Street looking East.

December 29, 2008 I should have asked for a canoe for Christmas. This is a 4 image panorama of our backyard and the neighbor's. After the heavy rain and melting snow we found ourselves wit ...

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
December 29, 2008 I should have asked for a canoe for Christmas. This is a 4 image panorama of our backyard and the neighbor's. After the heavy rain and melting snow we found ourselves wit ...

August 23, 2009 You say to-mah-toe, I say to-may-toe We have a set of cards that have detailed instructions for 50 walks around Chicago. Yesterday we took three of them - Gold Coast, Old T ...

2009-08-22T22:20:20Z

Art Hill
August 23, 2009 You say to-mah-toe, I say to-may-toe We have a set of cards that have detailed instructions for 50 walks around Chicago. Yesterday we took three of them - Gold Coast, Old T ...

March 20, 2009 Splashing Every year in late March a pair of ducks arrive in our backyard pond. This year they were earlier than they have ever been. Of course we have no way of knowing if ...

2009-04-21T22:17:53Z

Art Hill
March 20, 2009 Splashing Every year in late March a pair of ducks arrive in our backyard pond. This year they were earlier than they have ever been. Of course we have no way of knowing if ...

November 5, 2008 Maui sunset. Kind of a cloudy day so we weren't really seeing the sun and didn't expect much of a sunset. At the last minute though we got some nice color in the sky and w ...

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
November 5, 2008 Maui sunset. Kind of a cloudy day so we weren't really seeing the sun and didn't expect much of a sunset. At the last minute though we got some nice color in the sky and w ...

August 10. 2009 Where the water lilies grow Just a quick shot of our pond so you can see where our water lilies grow.

2009-08-09T16:06:17Z

Art Hill
August 10. 2009 Where the water lilies grow Just a quick shot of our pond so you can see where our water lilies grow.

November 27, 2008 Happy Thanksgiving. This is what I'm thankful for. Experimenting with some new collage making software. http://research.microsoft.com/AutoCollage/

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
November 27, 2008 Happy Thanksgiving. This is what I'm thankful for. Experimenting with some new collage making software. http://research.microsoft.com/AutoCollage/

October 21, 2008 Jake and Joey relaxing in the family room. Normally Joey, the tabby cat, spends the evening in this chair. Last night Jake settled in on top of this chair before Joey got th ...

2009-10-04T07:09:37Z

Art Hill
October 21, 2008 Jake and Joey relaxing in the family room. Normally Joey, the tabby cat, spends the evening in this chair. Last night Jake settled in on top of this chair before Joey got th ...

August 9, 2008 Hibiscus on our deck. It's interesting to me to see the coloring on these things as they begin to open up and then see them turn completely deep red.

2009-03-27T22:58:00Z

Art Hill
August 9, 2008 Hibiscus on our deck. It's interesting to me to see the coloring on these things as they begin to open up and then see them turn completely deep red.

September 8, 2009 Have a Nice Day We went to Cantigny a 500 acre park in Wheaton, Illinois http://www.cantigny.org/ This is in the Idea Garden. During the early 1930s, experimental far ...

2009-11-12T16:29:53Z

Art Hill
September 8, 2009 Have a Nice Day We went to Cantigny a 500 acre park in Wheaton, Illinois http://www.cantigny.org/ This is in the Idea Garden. During the early 1930s, experimental far ...

August 11, 2009 Reflecting I had every intention of posting something other than a water lily for today but as I reflected on my decision I changed my mind. I just thought this one was t ...

2009-08-10T22:05:39Z

Art Hill
August 11, 2009 Reflecting I had every intention of posting something other than a water lily for today but as I reflected on my decision I changed my mind. I just thought this one was t ...

June 15, 2009 Sweet We went to Ann Sathers Restaurant in Andersonville. It's a Swedish place known for cinnamon rolls. They were good.

2009-06-14T21:57:59Z

Art Hill
June 15, 2009 Sweet We went to Ann Sathers Restaurant in Andersonville. It's a Swedish place known for cinnamon rolls. They were good.