Springfield IL....Capital City

Silver Topped Illinois State Capital building....Springfield

My Road Machine in front of Sunshine mosaic

Organized Machinist's labor dispute in Central Illinois

Attentive Public Pool Lifeguard on duty

Beautiful & curious horse

Central Illinois wind technology at work.

We are here to help one another along life's journey.
                                                                William J. Bennett

Your light must shine before others.
                             Mathew 5:16


The Illinois State Capital is in Springfield. Abraham Lincoln is the most famous United States President to have come from Illinois and he practiced law here before his Presidency. I had the opportunity to wander around the grounds and was impressed by the architecture.

The weather has been unseasonably warm lately and I've taken advantage of the opportunity to visit several community pools. There, I've been able to relax, cool down and get cleaned up.

Lots of beautiful land around here....rich soil that was brought here by melting glacial ice thousands of years ago. I've heard that a squirrel used to be able to travel from Maine to Mississippi without touching the ground. Now, because of deforestation, that would be impossible.