Imagination gains elasticity. Canvassing and voting. Tim Walz rally in Racine. ‘John McGivern’s Main Streets’ (with Emmy Fink). Michelle Obama’s speech in Kalamazoo. ‘His Three Daughters’ (2023).
Wisconsin
Another Week: Number 33
The end of summer; the Wisconsin State Fair jingle and “Warm Love”; ‘American Experience: American Oz’; Lahaina burns to the ground; ‘The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human,’ by Jonathan Gottschall; ‘Game Night’ (2018)
Another Week: Number 26
Kwik Trip Tour of America’s Dairyland in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ (2022), ‘The Grand Tour’: Season 5.
Another Week: Number 3
A shooting close to home, Aaron Rodgers loses to the Detroit Lions, ‘Bad Sisters,’ ‘Physical,’ ‘Elvis,’ ‘Hard Knocks In Season: The Arizona Cardinals,’ ‘The Established Home,’ ‘The Lost Kitchen,’ Dr. Seuss teaches Critical Race Theory, ‘Welcome to Chippendales,’ ‘The Flagmakers’
More activities as cancer treatments drift into past
While putting the video together for this blog post, I was really surprised to see just how much we have been doing lately. A year ago we were just starting out with our weekly visits for treatments and doctors appointments. It’s hard to believe that that is all behind us. I feel like things are starting to get back to normal.
Bristol Woods County Park hiking trail, Bristol, Wisconsin
Bristol, Wisconsin — Hiking trail at Bristol Woods County Park / Pringle Nature Center.
Holy Hill Scenic Tower: Fall colors, Hubertus, Wisconsin
Hubertus, Wisconsin — A view of Wisconsin's fall colors from the scenic tower at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Holy Hill.Footage of our visit is included in the video above, shot for Amy's...
Three weeks since mastectomy
It’s been three weeks since my bilateral mastectomy and things move along better each day. I still have problems reaching for things really high up in the cabinets or bending down to pick things up from the floor.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker compares self to Vince Lombardi
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, quoted in an AP story Wednesday afternoon, is now imagining himself as legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. Walker recalls the Packers' 1-10-1 record for the 1958 season, and he cautions that head coach Vince Lombardi was not...
Racine on TV: ‘Around the Corner with John McGivern’
For a few months now, we've been watching Around the Corner with John McGivern on Milwaukee Public Television. It usually airs Thursday nights at 7:30 on WMVS Channel 10, and Friday nights at 8:00 on WMVT Channel 36. The show is a breezy...
Daffodils sprouting in Wisconsin in mid-February
Racine, Wisconsin — Daffodil (Narcissus) sprouts thrust out from the soil in my yard near the end of our extremely mild winter.
Ryan Gosling movie: ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ (2007)
Imagine if the late comedian Andy Kaufman made a feature film. Picture a movie with an authentic indy drama feel and a sturdy cast — but revolving around a ludicrous predicament which is uncomfortable to begin with, and then continues on and on until the absurdity...
SC Johnson companies pay no Wisconsin income taxes?
Over his 45-year career in journalism, David Cay Johnston has many impressive achivements. Tax reporter for the The New York Times from 1995 to 2006, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2000 and 2003, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting in 2001 "for his...
Ian’s Pizza by the Slice restaurant, State Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin — Three-year-old Zoey tackles a slice of cheese pizza at a table in Ian's Pizza by the Slice restaurant, 115 State St.
Fighting Bob La Follette, Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin — Copy of a bust of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. by sculptor Jo Davidson in the rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol building at the entrance to the capitol's east gallery. Known as "Fighting Bob," La...
Wisconsin capitol building, Madison: East gallery
Madison, Wisconsin — East gallery of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, viewed from across the rotunda. A bust of Robert M. La Follette stands in front of the gallery, and a sculpture of a badger is perched atop the...
Stupid Americans found to be dumb and ignorant
A March 20 Newsweek story — "How Dumb Are We? / How Ignorant Are Americans?" — found that 29 percent of us can't name our vice president, 44 percent cannot define the Bill of Rights, and 73 percent are clueless about the core issue behind the Cold War. All of these...
Blizzard of 2011: Snow storm video, Racine, Wisconsin
Here's our YouTube video of the Blizzard of 2011 as we experienced it here in Racine, Wisconsin. 23.5 inches of snow fell here from Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning (February 1st and 2nd), the greatest snowfall anywhere from this storm. If we sound dead tired,...
Blizzard of 2011 – Racine, Wisconsin: First video
Here is our first look at the results of the Blizzard of 2011. (We have since posted a more complete Blizzard of 2011 video.) This clip was shot at about 7:45 this morning from one of our bedroom windows, near Mitchell School in...
Wisconsin Lottery’s Holiday Countdown: No Mike Schank?
Something seems queasily familiar here, and it's not just the lame imitation of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In in the Wisconsin Lottery commercial above. It's those 25 windows and the gingerbread house on the Wisconsin Lottery's new...
Obama a Keynesian? And Ron Johnson says ‘start digging’
Above is an outrageous Second City Network video from the site of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on Washington D.C.'s National Mall this past weekend. Andy Cobb of The Partisans asks attendees, "Is Obama a Keynesian?" You have to...
Limburger cheese rolls from Monroe, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin — Limburger Rolls from the Boomerang Bakery in Monroe, Wisconsin. Despite the pungent reputation of Limburger cheese, these unique rolls are really delicious because of their sweet, yeasty dough, which...
1955 Chevy Bel Air dashboard, Monroe, Wisconsin
Monroe, Wisconsin — Dashboard of a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air displayed in front of Boomerang Bakery (1117 16th Ave.) during Green County Cheese Days.
1955 Chevy Bel Air, Monroe, Wisconsin
Monroe, Wisconsin — 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air displayed during Green County Cheese Days. Monroe's Suisse Haus restaurant is in the background.
Limburger cheese rolls, Boomerang Bakery, Monroe, Wisconsin
Monroe, Wisconsin — Signature Limburger Rolls for sale at Boomerang Bakery, 1117 16th Ave., during Green County Cheese Days. Despite the pungent reputation of Limburger cheese, these unique rolls are really delicious because...
Corn dogs: Squire’s Dog Haus, festival food vendor
Monroe, Wisconsin — Fresh corn dogs, hot dogs on buns or on sticks, caramel apples, and 26 flavors of soda and sno-cones are all available at Squire's Dog Haus, a staple at fairs and festivals in southeastern Wisconsin and...
Fried cheese curds, Green County Cheese Days, Wisconsin
Monroe, Wisconsin — Long lines form at Green County Cheese Days for these deep-fried cheese curds, hand-battered by the Monroe Morning Optimist Club.
Memorial Hall: President Barack Obama in Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin — An audience at Memorial Hall listens to President Barack Obama during his town hall meeting. See also: My blog post and videos.
BP Gulf oil spill solution: Wool fabric from Janesville, Wisconsin
I heard this in a WUWM news story and had to see the YouTube video. Janesville, Wisconsin textile manufacturer Monterey Mills makes a dense wool fabric that its president, Daniel Sinykin, is convinced could absorb enough of BP's Gulf oil spill to save 20 miles of...
Best fish fry: Wegner’s St. Martins Inn, Franklin, Wisconsin
Franklin, Wisconsin — Our friend Mary Jean enjoys the Friday fish fry at Wegner's St. Martins Inn restaurant (11318 West St. Martins Rd,), where dinner includes beer-battered fried fish (haddock), coleslaw, and Miller's...
Red Jewel Crabapple tree, iced
Racine, Wisconsin — A Red Jewel Crabapple tree (Malus x 'Red Jewel') covered with hoar frost on a cold Wisconsin morning. This crabapple tree is one of a pair planted as part of the City of Racine's Street Tree Planting...
Firefox spell check: Help for Wisconsin’s poor spellers
Perhaps there is poor spelling everywhere, and I'm just more conscious of it in my fellow Wisconsinites. Whatever the reason, it sometimes seems like you can't read a single comment at the Journal Times or the Racine Post or JT...
Birdwatching: Cedar Waxwing circus at Kenosha’s Kemper Center
The Cedar Waxwing makes for some striking birdwatching, as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology notes: ... the Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on...
4th of July parade video: Racine, Wisconsin 4th Fest Parade
The 4th of July parade video above was shot entirely on a Flip Ultra HD and edited with iMovie HD 6. For best viewing, click the full-screen button and set the quality to 720p HD. There was something about this year's Fourth Fest Parade that was absolutely...
Amy Czerniec and the dog that broke her heart
(Above: Amy, circled, at launch event for Y-LinK: Young Leaders in Kenosha.) Amy called me around 12:30 on Monday afternoon. I wasn't surprised that she was crying, but I did not anticipate exactly what triggered it. "That damn dog," she sobbed. "How do they know?"...
Beach volleyball: Racine’s North Beach hosts EVP Tour Saturday
Note: This post pertains to a June, 2009 beach volleyball event at Racine's North Beach. For listings of current and upcoming Racine-area events, please see our Calendar of Events & Festivals. We were standing near a couple of the...
Original Culver’s restaurant location: Sauk City, Wisconsin
Since we were near Sauk City, Wisconsin the Saturday before last, I thought it might be fun to look for the original Culver's Frozen Custard & ButterBurgers Restaurant opened by George Culver and his family in 1984.It wasn't difficult to find the site (it's at 716...
First Culver’s restaurant monument: Sauk City, Wisconsin
Sauk City, Wisconsin — Monument marking the location of the first Culver's restaurant at 716 Phillips Blvd. It reads: The George Culver family opened the original Culver's Frozen Custard Restaurant on this siteJuly 18, 1984...
Wisconsin has statewide tornado drills today
That's Michke in the video. He's up in St. Paul, and you can hear him streaming live this afternoon from 2-4 p.m. Prior to that, as part of "2009 Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week" here in Wisconsin, we'll observe a mock tornado watch beginning at 1:00 this...
Bay View neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The weather was finally nice the day before yesterday, so, with no plans except to simply get outdoors, we ended up taking Wisconsin Highway 32 north from Racine to Bay View, an interesting little Milwaukee neighborhood that we have passed through a number of times....
Baseball game: Sheridan Park, Cudahy, Wisconsin
Cudahy, Wisconsin — Sheridan Park baseball diamond at the corner of S Lake Dr. and E. Armour Ave., kitty-corner from Rick Serocki's house with the Cadillac buried in the front yard. Seen here on the field are the Cardinal...
Cadillac Fleetwood car buried in Cudahy, Wisconsin yard
Cudahy, Wisconsin — 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood partially buried in the Cudahy, Wisconsin front yard of Rick Serocki, at 4531 S Lake Dr.
Mannequin on motorcycle, Cudahy, Wisconsin backyard
Cudahy, Wisconsin — A mannequin rides a motorcycle — reportedly the first piece of what has become a large and unusual display in the Cudahy backyard of Rick Serocki at 4531 S Lake Dr....
Hamburglar, Captain Crook: Cudahy, Wisconsin backyard
Cudahy, Wisconsin — A Hamburglar statue and Captain Crook from McDonaldland, plus a large shark and a Milwaukee Harp street light are a few of the unusual objects displayed in the Cudahy backyard of Rick Serocki at 4531 S...
Big Boy restaurant statue, Cudahy, Wisconsin backyard
Cudahy, Wisconsin — A Big Boy restaurant statue, a mannequin on a motorcycle, and a telephone booth in the S. Lake Drive yard of collector Rick Serocki. [includeme...
Milwaukee Harp Light, motorcycles: Cudahy backyard
Cudahy, Wisconsin — A Milwaukee Harp street light, motorcycles, mannequins, an old City of Milwaukee emergency call box, a traffic signal, and a shark are just some of the unusual items displayed in the Cudahy backyard of...
Skull with snowmobile: Cudahy, Wisconsin yard
Cudahy, Wisconsin — A giant skull and a mannequin riding a snowmobile are just some of the unusual items displayed in the Cudahy, Wisconsin yard of Rick Seroki at 4531 S Lake Dr. [includeme...
Farmall McCormick tractor, Cudahy, Wisconsin front yard
Cudahy, Wisconsin — 1946 Farmall McCormick tractor with a mannequin farmer driving it and waving an American flag, as displayed in the Cudahy, Wisconsin front yard of Rick Serocki, at 4531 S Lake Dr.[includeme...
Mars Cheese Castle, Tim & Tom’s move; Bobby Nelson’s Cheese Shop stays put
There's a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story today by Karen Herzog about a trio of Wisconsin cheese stores in Kenosha County, and how they will be affected by the I-94 widening project about to begin: Gouda-bye: Freeway alters cheese interchange. Update: Contrary to the...
Snow in Wisconsin: December 19, 2008
This was the view outside my window at about 9:20 this morning. I think I'm going to send it to Charles Osgood and ask him to use it as the last minute of this week's CBS Sunday Morning. The snow has since stopped, so now we're going...
Snow! Bring back Indian summer
Our local forecast: This afternoon: Flurries and areas of blowing snow before 3pm, then areas of blowing snow after 3pm. Tonight: Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Sunday night: New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Monday night: New snow accumulation of...
Apple orchard near Burlington, WI: Brightonwoods Orchard
Just a quick reminder that we're now well into apple season, and that one of the best places in our area to experience this fleeting magnificence is Brightonwoods Orchard near Burlington, Wisconsin. Brightonwoods is not an orchard you...
Women’s beach volleyball, North Beach, Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin — Women's beach volleyball pros compete at Racine's North Beach Oasis during the 2008 Extreme Volleyball Professionals (EVP) Pro Tour World Championships. [includeme...
Cycling Kenosha County Highway A, Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin — Amy up ahead, bicycling past the cornfields on County Highway A east of I-94 at sunrise.
Lucinda Williams, Alejandro Escovedo, Drive-By Truckers at Summerfest
It's been a long time since I attended Summerfest. There are a lot of people close to my advanced age who whine about the crowds and the excessive drinking or the price of beer, but I generally enjoy festivals and music — humanity and all. I guess I've just had other...
New York Times: Racine, Wisconsin is a travel destination with art
Racine was featured in a New York Times travel story yesterday as something of a Mecca for art and artists and architecture: New York Times: "On Lake Michigan, a Port of Call for Art," by Mary Billard It's a very nice piece, and as...
Backyard gardening: Playing in the dirt
It will yield you brambles and thistles, as you eat the produce of the land. By the sweat of your face will you earn your food, until you return to the ground. as you were taken from it. — Genesis 3:18-19, The New Jerusalem Bible We've been spending a lot of time on...
Pancake Day, Festival Hall, Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin — Kiwanis Pancake Day patrons eat and greet inside Festival Hall along the Lake Michigan shoreline in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. An annual fundraiser sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Racine since...
Pancake Day, Racine, Wisconsin: Pancake griddles
Racine, Wisconsin — Pancake Day cooks, including Miss Racine 2007, Brittani Madala — cook pancakes on specially-designed pancake griddles at Festival Hall in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. An annual fundraiser sponsored by the...
The grace of Elizabeth Edwards
Back in October of 2004, my wife Amy was working at the Maidenform store in Pleasant Prairie's Prime Outlets shopping center. One morning — October 21st, to be exact — Amy phoned home to tell me that there was some unusual activity in...
Braunschweiger or liver sausage, Kemen brand liverwurst is best
It was about a year ago that Amy's sister Donna, who now lives "up north," stayed with us. She had been instructed by her husband to bring back some honest-to-goodness Braunschweiger, which, like honest-to-goodness Mexican food, cannot be found in their vicinity....
Hummingbirds and hummingbird feeders
The radio show I work for is in Mexico this week — and so, with luck, is the little bird at my nifty HummZinger hummingbird feeder in the photo above. The weekend after Labor Day, he was right outside my window. As I have mentioned before, Amy and I are backyard...
At home in Racine
It seems strange now, but growing up in the city immediately south of here, I never got very familiar with Racine. In fact, I spent four years attending middle school in Racine, but never saw much of the city beyond The Prairie School campus out on Wind Point and the...
Golden Chicken: Racine fried chicken restaurant mascots
Racine, Wisconsin — Chickens from the Golden Chicken carry-out restaurant ("A Treat in Eatin' You'll Keep Repeatin') wait in the staging area in the 2200 block of North Main Street before riding in Racine's Fourth of July...
Romiti Construction, General Contractors, Racine
Sturtevant, Wisconsin — He came out of the Menards store to find us admiring and photographing his vintage Dodge pickup truck in the parking lot. He said he was its only owner, and it still ran great. The emblem on his hat...
Houmann’s Fish & Seafood (Racine, Wisconsin)
Houmann's Fish & Seafood 1026 Liberty St Racine, WI 53404 (262) 633-2477 Update: The Houmann's retail store described here CLOSED (at least for the time being) on October 7, 2006. Empire Fish in Milwaukee is one excellent alternative. [includeme...
Cooper’s Hawk in crabapple tree, Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin — A Cooper's Hawk (a member of the goshawk genus Accipiter) perches among crab apples and patches of lichen in our backyard crabapple tree as we photograph it through our kitchen window.[includeme...
Cycling announcer John Beckman, cyclist Magen Long
Waukesha, Wisconsin — International Cycling Classic (Superweek) race announcer John Beckman interviews the points leader, cyclist Magen Long, on the podium after the women's bike race in the Carl Zach Cycling...
Victorian house, Waukesha, Wisconsin bike race
Waukesha, Wisconsin — A Victorian-era house dated 1883 stands on the corner as women cyclists descend W. Park Avenue and turn north on West Avenue during the 2005 Carl Zach Cycling Classic, part of the annual Superweek Pro...
Menasha, Wisconsin: Main Street
Menasha, Wisconsin — A race security monitor sits in a lawn chair outside Charley's Barber Shop at 9 Main St. during the Superweek Pro Tour (International Cycling Classic). [includeme...
Kenosha HarborMarket: Farmer’s market on the lakefront
Last Saturday — and then again today — we visited the Kenosha's HarborMarket. My dad used to take me to Kenosha's Farmer's Markets when I was a kid. He made the best dill pickles I have ever tasted. We would go to the grocery store to get the vinegar, the salt, the...
Lake Geneva mansion: Stone Manor (Youngland Manor)
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — Otto Young's "Youngland Manor" mansion, built in 1899 and renamed "Stone Manor" by a subsequent owner.Today, Stone Manor is divided into five residential units, one of which is shown in this 2010...
Memorial Day weekend up north
We spent the weekend visiting family up north. You can see an antonishing mess of stars in the sky up there. You can also find a hell of a lot of ticks crawling on you after a short walk. It is not the wilderness. America's franchise/sprawl culture is sprouting its...
Mickey-Lu Bar-B-Q, Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette, Wisconsin — Mickey-Lu Bar-B-Q restaurant features a charcoal grill and serves charcoal-broiled sandwiches, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and bratwurst, as well as malts and shakes made with real ice cream.[includeme...
Northern tip of Wisconsin on Lake Superior
Town of Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin — This is pretty much as far north as you can go in Wisconsin without taking a boat to the Apostle Islands. Near Little Sand Bay, a dirt road called Point Detour Road comes to an...
Victorian mansion: Bayfield, Wisconsin bed & breakfast
Bayfield, Wisconsin — Le Chateau Boutin is a 1908 Queen Anne Victorian mansion on Rice Ave. between Front St. and First St. which now serves as a bed and breakfast inn. Overlooking Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands, it...
Madeline Island Ferry trip to Bayfield, Wisconsin
Bayfield, Wisconsin — Ferry boat trip on Lake Superior from Madeline Island back to Bayfield on the Madeline Island Ferry Line after bicycling around Madeline Island all morning on the Burroughs Memorial Trail.[includeme...
Ghost sign: Gold Medal Flour, Wilton, Wisconsin bakery
Wilton, Wisconsin — Ghost sign advertising Gold Medal Flour on the side of Gina's Pies Are Square, a bakery and sandwich café at 400 Main St. featuring homemade pies. Many of the customers at Gina's are cyclists riding...
Gina’s Pies Are Square restaurant, Wilton, Wisconsin
Wilton, Wisconsin — Customers order and eat lunch at Gina’s Pies Are Square, a cafe at 400 Main Street, not far from the Elroy-Sparta Trail, a 32-mile, three-tunnel bike trail that passes just north of the restaurant on the...
Mule-Hide roofing and shingles sign, Wilton, Wisconsin
Wilton, Wisconsin — Sign for Mule-Hide roofing and shingles on the door of the old lumber yard in the 700 block of Main Street. The sign boasts that Mule-Hide is "stronger and lasts longer," and that there's "not a kick in a...
Mule-Hide roofing sign, old lumber yard, Wilton Wis.
Wilton, Wisconsin — Sign for Mule-Hide roofing on the door of the old lumber yard in the 700 block of Main Street. Wilton Sash & Door Co. installed a new garage door in July 2011 but saved the old sign. The building is...
Elroy-Sparta State Bike Trail: Tunnel 1, Wilton, Wisconsin
Wilton, Wisconsin — The east entrance to Tunnel 1 on the Elroy-Sparta Trail, the first Rails to Trails project in America. The 32-mile trail follows the abandoned Chicago & North Western Railroad bed and passes through...
Wisconsin farmhouse at sunset
Burlington, Wisconsin — The last rays of sunset illuminate a farmhouse at Elderbrook Farm.
Karen’s garden at sunset
Burlington, Wisconsin — Last rays of sunset light the trees beyond Karen's garden at Elderbrook Farm.
Another year ending at Silver Lake Park
Salem, Wisconsin — The year's last autumn leaves cling to trees at Silver Lake Park.
Green Bay Packers fan Nikki at Silver Lake Park
Kenosha County, Wisconsin — Nikki decked out in Green Bay Packers gear at Silver Lake Park.
Restaurant owners and staff: Little Europe, Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Staff and owners of Little Europe at Timber Ridge Restaurant. "Vítáme vás" is Czech for "We welcome you."
Virgin Mary with deer
Waterford, Wisconsin — A Virgin Mary statue and a resting deer figurine decorate a headstone in Saint Thomas Aquinas Cemetery.
Pumpkin patch
Pumpkins in a farm field between Mukwonago and Waterford, Wisconsin.
Fall colors at Kettle Moraine—Lapham Peak
Kettle Moraine State Forest—Lapham Peak Unit — Autumn foliage along a hiking trail at Lapham Peak.
Lapham Peak observation tower view
Kettle Moraine State Forest--Lapham Peak Unit — Autumn view from atop 45-foot observation tower at Lapham Peak.
Gnarled tree trunk, Kettle Moraine State Forest
Kettle Moraine State Forest—Southern Unit — Gnarled and knobby tree trunk along the Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail.
Marl mining ruins, Kettle Moraine State Forest
Kettle Moraine State Forest—Southern Unit — Along the Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail stand the concrete ruins of the former Eagle Lime Products Company, which mined marl here from 1908 to 1914.[includeme...
Wisconsin marsh with autumn color
Kettle Moraine State Forest—Southern Unit — Fall color and marsh waters along the Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail.
Frog in wetlands: Kettle Moraine marsh, Wisconsin
Kettle Moraine State Forest--Southern Unit — A frog looks out from the surface of marsh waters along the Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail.
Fall colors at Kettle Moraine marsh, Wisconsin
Kettle Moraine State Forest—Southern Unit — Fall wetlands colors along the Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail.
Fall colors at Kettle Moraine in Wisconsin
Kettle Moraine State Forest--Southern Unit — The colors of autumn along the Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail.
Wetlands vegetation of Scuppernong Marsh
Kettle Moraine State Forest--Southern Unit — Autumn vegetation of the Scuppernong Marsh along the Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail.
Frog camouflage at Kettle Moraine South
Kettle Moraine State Forest—Southern Unit — A frog blends in with the mud along the Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail.
Moonrise behind Wisconsin farm silos
Burlington, Wisconsin — The moon rises behind the silos of Elderbrook Farm.
Wisconsin: The kids on the fence
Burlington, Wisconsin — Children climb a fence to look at dairy cows during a post-funeral gathering at Elderbrook Farm.
Wisconsin boy with dairy cows
Burlington, Wisconsin — Ian in the barn with dairy cows at Elderbrook Farm.
Pike River delta, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Mouth of the Pike River, with clouds over Lake Michigan in the background.
St. John’s Catholic Church, Union Grove, Wisconsin
Union Grove, Wisconsin — St. John's Catholic Church, 1501 172nd Avenue.
Wisconsin dairy farm, shade tree
Burlington, Wisconsin — The Elderbrook dairy farm, southeast of Burlington on Bushnell Road.
Blue jeans, clothesline, Wisconsin cornfield
Burlington, Wisconsin: Blue jeans on clotheslines lifted by the breeze in the backyard at Elderbrook Farm.
Bong Recreation Area marsh at dusk
Near Brighton, Wisconsin — Marsh water, east of the entrance to Richard Bong State Recreation Area, seen in the evening twilight.
Black Swallowtail butterfly near Bong Recreation Area
Near Brighton, Wisconsin — A Black Swallowtail butterfly, seen on the side of Highway 142 at the northeast corner of Richard Bong State Recreation Area. [includeme...
John Deere 4020 tractor, Elderbrook dairy farm
John Deere 4020 diesel tractor, parked at the Elderbrook dairy farm near Burlington, Wisconsin.
Elderbrook dairy farm, Burlington, Wisconsin
Burlington, Wisconsin — The Elderbrook dairy farm, southeast of Burlington on Bushnell Road.
Jim & Bill in Karen’s backyard
Burlington, Wisconsin — Our brothers-in-law Jim and Bill at a backyard party.