Each spring brings a new outburst of graffiti activity at Aldeen Park here in Rockford. Regular themes are who loves whom, religion, death motifs, and comments about sex. This year I learned that Jesus kills demons, Nathan and Angela are an item, All you need is Love, and A bag of donuts makes a party. […]
Graffiti at Aldeen Dam, 2017 Read More »
Two images, the first taken on a walk yesterday near my home in Illinois. This is the northern part of the state in early spring. The second is one of my favorite Pissarro landscapes, Chestnut Trees at Osny, painted in northern France circa 1873. That coincidence makes me happy.
Camille Pissarro in Illinois? Read More »
A lull before the new semester begins tomorrow. To mark the transition, a tranquil photograph from my summer vacation.
Farewell to summer Read More »