a.m. light

Beardstown, Illinois

bald eagle

Beardstown, Illinois

the la moine

Some call it Crooked Creek because it runs like a snake.

havana a.m.

I woke up in the middle of the night (literally 3 a.m.) to drive to Havana, Illinois. I had a 6:45 a.m. appointment to jump on a boat. Thanks to my new friends in Mt. Sterling, I knew which back country roads to take. The skies were so clear, I picked up St. Louis radio stations almost the entire drive. I arrived early. The pre-dawn light was just finding its way into the sky so I parked my car by the river and played. As a photographer, I sometimes find the lack of light to be as stunning as the presence of it. Why don't I wake up this early more often?

make a splash

Spoon River, Illinois

illini dragonfly