By Helene Smith
It’s a bird. It’s a plane.
(ENLARGE FOR PROPER VIEWING; TWO CLICKS EVEN BETTER!)
Posted on March 20, 2015
A Maple Syrup Celebration
By The Forest Preserves Of Cook County
Spring is on tap and so is the maple syrup. To mark this harbinger of spring, River Trail Nature Center will host its annual Maple Syrup Celebration, on Sunday, March 22, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 3120 N. Milwaukee in Northbrook.
As daytime temperatures rise above 40 degrees F and nights still drop below freezing, the sap in our sugar maples starts to flow – just the right time to tap them for maple syrup.
Visitors can enjoy a full day of family activities, including:
Posted on March 19, 2015
Chicagoetry: Spring Song
By J.J. Tindall
SPRING SONG
After Jai Raj Harrisong
Little Darling:
Bang a gong
Of Siddhartha
At the coming
Of spring!
Posted on March 16, 2015
Beachwood Photo Booth: Winter’s End
(JJ’s Interpretive Jazz Dance 4: The Grand Illusion
Beachwood Photo Booth: Avondale Chicken
(Beachwood Photo Booth: Waiting Room
(Cool, Weird, Dumb Stuff From The Auto Show
Our Version Of Highlights
Not just cars.
1. New MEDEX Ambulance.
Posted on February 25, 2015
Beachwood Photo Booth: Snowy Lincoln
By Helene Smith
The world will little note, nor long remember what we see here.
(ENLARGE FOR PROPER VIEWING)
Posted on February 20, 2015
Media Opportunities At The Deer & Turkey Expo
By The Bonnier Corporation
* Wild Mushroom Cooking: How to cook morel mushrooms, something that is popular with a lot of people.
* Wild Game Cooking: How to butcher venison and make jerky.
* Flint-Knapping: See Stone Age arrowheads, knives and spear points made; products are utilitarian and works of art.
* Chainsaw Carving: Hand-carved wood art with a chainsaw.
* Trophy Big Game Contest: Can show lots of big buck mounts and also talk about what a “score” is for a mount. We have official measures available to show how to properly score a deer and what exactly it all means.
Posted on February 18, 2015