Bulls vs. Hawks

Some Recent Work

 

 

 

 

I realized I haven't posted any daily work for a while...

First major snowfall

Funeral Procession for SPC. Christopher Patterson in Aurora

Girl Scouts celebrate 100 years

Barn fire in North Aurora

Catholic schools week

A florist on Valentine's Day

Illinois Special Olympics basketball at St. Charles East

Geneva Gymnastics meet

Geneva girls clinch regional championship

Geneva boys basketball

Chicago Hitmen hockey

St. Charles East girls defeated

Girl Scout meeting

The Shoe Tree

I ran across this tree near Woodstock, IL a few years ago and marked the location on my gps tracker so I would be able to find it. Well, Saturday was that day and I decided to revisit the shoe tree. I'm not really sure why it's there, or who put shoes there, but I think it's awesome.

The Nutcracker

I love The Nutcracker. And I love going behind the scenes at performance venues. So it's that time of year, so I took advantage of spending some time backstage as members of State Street Dance rehearsed for their production of the holiday classic.

Tattoo

I met a man today from Geneva who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. At the time, he was an 18-year-old private in the U.S. Marine Corps. I mentioned that my dad was a Marine and served in Korea and he had the tattoo of the USMC insignia to prove it. That's when Mr. O'Flaherty rolled up his sleeve to show me the same tattoo my dad has, only his is on his forearm. Pretty cool.

Bears-Packers

Matt Forte of the Chicago Bears (22) gets caught up in the Green Bay Packers defens during the first half of the Packers' 27-17 win over the Bears Sunday at Soldier Field.

Crystal Lake native Bryan Bulaga of the Green Bay Packers gets his ankle tangled as he falls to the ground during a  play in the first half against the Chicago Bears Sunday at Soldier Field. Bulaga did not return to the game.

Crystal Lake native Bryan Bulaga of the Green Bay Packers is helped off the field after being injured during a play in the first half against the Chicago Bears Sunday at Soldier Field. Bulaga did not return to the game.

A young Chicago Bears fan gets a nap in before the Bears take on the Green Bay Packers Sunday at Soldier Field.

Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher takes a look at the scoreboard during the second half of their 27-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers Sunday at Soldier Field.

Some recent work

Students leave St. Charles North High School Thursday after being dismissed early in light of a security risk.

Joseph Gagnepin draws out the outline for his part of a six-piece mural project at Batavia Enterprises. The mural will be placed on the Pamarco building, adjacent to Water Street studios. Water Street Studios is celebrating their second anniversary this year.

Izzie Orals, 1, waits in a backpack carrier held by her mom, Kate, as the the 2nd Annual Fox Valley Marathon Races get started Sunday morning in downtown St. Charles. Runners had the opportunity to complete a full marathon, half marathon or a 20-mile run.

Firefighter/paramedic Mike Baumgart (left) gets some help from Lt. Greg Feely during a training drill at the Fox River and Countryside Fire Rescue District Station 1 in Campton Hills.