tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51633777869590580212024-03-19T05:20:23.200-07:00My Pictures and RemarksThese are pictures I have taken wherever I have traveled.Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-45176686340648625582013-06-29T15:51:00.001-07:002013-06-29T15:51:52.848-07:00Black-Tailed Skimmer<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/9167251601/" title="Black-Tailed Skimmer"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5341/9167251601_3e3d5c7deb.jpg" alt="Black-Tailed Skimmer by (chris-gill)" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/9167251601/">Black-Tailed Skimmer</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/">(chris-gill)</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Resting on a tall stalk of thistle, this Black-tailed Skimmer was absorbing the rays of the beautiful Mississippi Palisades.</p>Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-52945601687604505562013-01-29T19:05:00.001-08:002013-01-29T19:05:04.625-08:00Frozen Pier<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/8428940978/" title="Frozen Pier"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8368/8428940978_993bd86889.jpg" alt="Frozen Pier by (chris-gill)" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/8428940978/">Frozen Pier</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/">(chris-gill)</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-66721570462060024582012-09-02T20:09:00.001-07:002012-09-06T06:07:23.799-07:00Barn at Dawn<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/7897531480/" title="Barn at Dawn"><img alt="Barn at Dawn by (chris-gill)" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8443/7897531480_917d94f484.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/7897531480/">Barn at Dawn</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/">(chris-gill)</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
In Elizebethtown, Kentucky at dawn, the mountain valleys had a rich fog.Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-82971445289706743802012-03-29T13:02:00.001-07:002012-03-29T13:02:24.439-07:00Civil War cannon<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/5378172738/" title="Civil War cannon"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5169/5378172738_541ec1ca28.jpg" alt="Civil War cannon by (chris-gill)" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/5378172738/">Civil War cannon</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/">(chris-gill)</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p><br />At Civil war days, the confederacy cannons fired right next to us</p>Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-71794361081556209332012-03-29T13:01:00.001-07:002012-03-29T13:01:13.763-07:00Dock Light<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/6876572560/" title="Dock Light"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6051/6876572560_003233785b.jpg" alt="Dock Light by (chris-gill)" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/6876572560/">Dock Light</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/">(chris-gill)</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p><br />In Michigan City, IN, the channel leading to Lake Michigan is very busy and for safety, they installed these red dock lights to guide them away from the decks.</p>Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-90709012446198792872012-03-19T14:52:00.001-07:002012-03-19T14:52:43.922-07:00Matthiessen Waterfall<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/3171831165/" title="Matthiessen Waterfall"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1155/3171831165_0b25ca3f74.jpg" alt="Matthiessen Waterfall by (chris-gill)" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/3171831165/">Matthiessen Waterfall</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/">(chris-gill)</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p><i>Via Flickr:</i><br />My dad, brother, and me went to Matthiessen State Park to get shots of the waterfalls. this time I had my own tripod and used "manual mode" to blur the water (with no help).</p>Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-36094795292902791292012-03-17T14:35:00.001-07:002012-03-17T14:35:40.297-07:00Dunes Industry<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/6799320108/" title="Dunes Industry"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6799320108_ef13cdb319.jpg" alt="Dunes Industry by (chris-gill)" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/6799320108/">Dunes Industry</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/">(chris-gill)</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p><i>Via Flickr:</i><br />In Cowles' Bog, Indiana, industries crowd the shores by the shipyard in Porter. This smoke stack looked cool in the light.</p>Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-5800142245916000552011-07-10T09:04:00.000-07:002011-07-10T09:11:12.944-07:00The Cannon of Perryville<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SNAgTMSWMjCZZx3RqMJf_E9T6KdlwfwkcLAEEd0duf4K8frTQmDG9iN-fbnwWCwdYDGFY9NiXEuN0bN0ThFS1mbc80DzteJxQY0kBvN0UqjNHC_D5YdA1d21qsfrXaNYVr5mhtkx_I0/s1600/DSCF2581.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SNAgTMSWMjCZZx3RqMJf_E9T6KdlwfwkcLAEEd0duf4K8frTQmDG9iN-fbnwWCwdYDGFY9NiXEuN0bN0ThFS1mbc80DzteJxQY0kBvN0UqjNHC_D5YdA1d21qsfrXaNYVr5mhtkx_I0/s320/DSCF2581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627756915740315474" border="0" /></a><br />In Perryville, Kentucky, there was a cannon on every hill.Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-31777850769695126682010-08-11T07:58:00.001-07:002010-08-11T07:58:18.198-07:00Sue the Trex<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4880882456/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4880882456_de01fcf291_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4880882456/">Sue the Trex</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chrisgill/">darth_chris</a></span></div>In the Field Museum, there is a Tyrannasaurus rex named Sue. It is named Sue because someone named Sue found it 11 years ago<br clear="all" />Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-29678110952148094982010-03-26T06:35:00.001-07:002010-03-26T06:35:45.652-07:00Pine tree thorns<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4456607117/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4456607117_2c5ffc391f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4456607117/">Pine tree thorns</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chrisgill/">darth_chris</a></span></div>In Indiana I saw a huge pine tree<br clear="all" />Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-65180137191292924242010-03-26T06:34:00.001-07:002010-03-26T06:34:52.301-07:00Saint Joseph lighthouse<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4457356640/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4457356640_e1d0a03b8e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4457356640/">Saint Joseph lighthouse</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chrisgill/">darth_chris</a></span></div>In St, Joesph, the lighthouse's catwalk uprights were covered in ice<br clear="all" />Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-5394862186253732552010-02-26T12:30:00.001-08:002010-02-26T12:30:06.388-08:00Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-68428656541373418992010-01-05T12:49:00.001-08:002010-01-05T13:28:51.440-08:00Grosse Point in the weeds<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4241318980/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4241318980_dd7b3d12ac_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4241318980/">Grosse Point in the weeds</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chrisgill/">darth_chris</a></span></div><p>In Evenston, IL, Grosse Point lighthouse stands out with it's tall tower. It lies next to an old victorian style keeper's house. </p><p>On the beach there was a pad of wheat-like weeds.<br clear="all"></p>Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-34792792836001865352009-12-15T17:05:00.001-08:002009-12-15T17:10:13.976-08:00<span style="font-size:180%;"> Sorry I haven't been on my blog in a lon</span><span style="font-size:180%;">g time<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:180%;">with Christmas coming<span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span>it gets so crazy with the decorations and the parties, so I had<span style="font-weight: bold;"> NO</span> time to blog.<br /></span>Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-49512941917502155622009-12-04T18:07:00.001-08:002009-12-04T18:07:51.398-08:00sunset behind the light<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4139163612/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4139163612_29b6735fc4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/4139163612/">sunset behind the light</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chrisgill/">darth_chris</a></span></div>In Michigan City, IN, at about 5:00, the behind the lighthouse had the sunset behind it. This made us have great pictures.<br clear="all" />Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-40802486082327757892009-10-08T17:05:00.001-07:002009-10-08T17:05:04.180-07:00Splashing up on Lake Michigan<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/3984949309/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2464/3984949309_a3233a1842_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/3984949309/">Splashing up on Lake Michigan</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chrisgill/">darth_chris</a></span></div>On October 5, 2009, Lake Michigan got very violent!!! I got drenchhhhhhhed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br clear="all" />Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-53388607520648203032009-08-29T06:35:00.001-07:002009-08-29T06:35:57.146-07:00Michigan City Lighthouse<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/3268321888/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3268321888_0b4e4463a2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/3268321888/">Michigan City Lighthouse</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chrisgill/">darth_chris</a></span></div>In Michigan City, This Lighthouse's pier was frozen.<br clear="all" />Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377786959058021.post-69248066946646855092009-08-28T15:43:00.001-07:002009-08-28T15:43:28.839-07:00barn sunset<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/3772394328/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3596/3772394328_87b58c42db_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgill/3772394328/">barn sunset</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chrisgill/">darth_chris</a></span></div>In Will County, by Sportsplex there is an old barn that hasn't been used in years.<br clear="all" />Christopher G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03615101687144233758noreply@blogger.com1