Old Lawrenceville Illinois football field.
Abandoned
Elizabeth Reed – First Woman Executed by Hanging in Illinois (picture essay)
Growing up there was a story of a lady who was executed in my home town by hanging. She was the first in Illinois. I honestly always questioned the authenticity of the story. Recently, my wife and I were back in Lawrenceville and I was telling her and my little girl about it. My wife searched for the story on the internet and to come to find out, there is definitely truth to it. Here is a blog post by Joy Neighbors about Elizabeth Reed, the first woman executed by hanging in Illinois.
After reading the blog post I decided I needed to see the cemetery and the headstone my self. What really caught my eye was the Heathsville sign that shows the population to be 8. Unsure if I will ever see another town with less people in it LOL.
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Patterns
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Meditation – “after eating cupcakes”
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Sightseeing
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Onward
You might wonder what is going on with the sky in this image. The image was taken early morning and smoke from nearby fires in British Columbia had covered the area. I obviously felt bad about the wild fires but from a photography standpoint it allowed for me to easily take an image in which the foreground was very clear and the background was in a slight haze.
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The Photographer part 2
The Falls
At Sea part 2
At Sea part 1
One of many beautiful sunrises in West Palm Beach.
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Winter Ride
Decided to go for a late afternoon stroll.
