I am down in Normal, Ill covering the State Basketball finals. This was my drive down this morning. Whoooooo!
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Snowman Man
Meet Greg. He has become an icon on Route 34 through Sandwich, Ill for making little snow sculptures on the side of the road. He's not homeless but is somewhat of a wanderer. With no way to contact him we went out there and miraculously ran into him. 
He was a really great guy, kinda spacey though. He said he just started doing it to get out of the house, but when local high schooler's saw him they created a facebook page for him that now has over 3,000 fans.
He was a really great guy, kinda spacey though. He said he just started doing it to get out of the house, but when local high schooler's saw him they created a facebook page for him that now has over 3,000 fans.
In case you were wondering...
D-Town Aurora
I was moseying around Downtown Aurora the other morning and stumbled upon this number.
A new college is being built downtown and local business owners are concerned about the added cars to the area's already congested parking scene.
A new college is being built downtown and local business owners are concerned about the added cars to the area's already congested parking scene.
Viking Office Supply
A staple in downtown Geneva for the past 30 years is closing it's doors in a month or so. Weldon here, started the business and his daughter has been working for him for the last 25 and has now taken over it. Check out the story HERE.
Love was in the air
These are kinda old, but I wanted to share them anyway. They are the stills that ran with the multimedia piece on Teen love for Valentine's Day. Here is the original post if you want to check out the video again.
Lakeside again
Walking the Dog
I waited for one of Chicago's ever present seagulls to fly by..... they must have been napping.
Hole in the wall kinda place
Walking out of a parking garage in the city the other night, this building caught my eye. I shot a few frames of just the building but as I stepped back to continue on my way, I noticed how well the hole mirrored the building, and BAM! blog post.
On Top of Aurora
I got to go up in a crane today to shoot some solar panels on a building. As we were coming down I shot this one overlooking downtown Aurora. It was fun, and cold, very cold.
Random
Some random photos sitting in the depths of my blog folder....
It's all Relative
Ah yes... one of the biggest perks of being back home is seeing the fam'. Messed up bunch that we are, it's nice being part of it again.
Julie and Nana
Julie was getting ready to go out with some friends, and not wanting to be left out, Amy gets her hair did by Julie before she heads out.
Pop's big day... 82 and still rockin.
Julie and Nana
Julie was getting ready to go out with some friends, and not wanting to be left out, Amy gets her hair did by Julie before she heads out.
Pop's big day... 82 and still rockin.
Buds
Young and in Love
This is a fun little video we did for Valentines day. We went to two different High Schools and asked teens what they thought about love..... we got some pretty funny answers.
The reporter, Stephanie Lulay, wrote a great article, HERE, and did a great job collecting the audio.
The reporter, Stephanie Lulay, wrote a great article, HERE, and did a great job collecting the audio.
Shoot for the moon
Snow Snow Snow, more Snow
More snow features from yesterday. Different ones ran, but these were my favorites . 
Snow? What snow?
The "big" storm hit yesterday and dropped maybe four inches around us. Snow features were the name of the game yesterday as I spent the better part of my day cruising. These are just two that I liked.
Light and Weather
We are supposed to get hammered with snow tonight and tomorrow so I went over to a local feed and seed store to see if anyone was stopping by to pick up salt in preparation for the big storm supposedly headed our way. The place is full of great light and the owner, bottom photo, is 91 and has been in Aurora forever.
Wrigley in the Winter
Before work today, Jordan and I went to the skating rink at Wrigley Field. Aside from the cries of, "I'm gonna fall on my a**!" She did really well for not having been it in quite awhile.
Apparently she hadn't been skating in awhile either. Shortly after this her dad held her between his legs and she would basically "run" as he skimmed her legs over the ice. It was quite comical...... I guess you had to be there....
Apparently she hadn't been skating in awhile either. Shortly after this her dad held her between his legs and she would basically "run" as he skimmed her legs over the ice. It was quite comical...... I guess you had to be there....