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Another off the front porch. This was the FAR northern tip of a powerful thunderstorm that dropped a killer tornado on Streator IL (about 35 miles s-o of my pla...
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Another off the front porch. This was the FAR northern tip of a powerful thunderstorm that dropped a killer tornado on Streator IL (about 35 miles s-o of my place) on 5 June 2010. And, yes, the sky was REALLY that blue behind this one!
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Dec, 2011

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Wow..neat mix of clouds...better take cover. Looks like the storm clouds are taking control.

How unusual.

I have always loved this shot!

Awesome shot!

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This is stunning, love it !

Wow....now that is some cloud action....I hope your front porch is still there1 =/

I Have VOTED/FAVE/AWARD ~ Wonderful Image Very Well Done Great Mood Hope You Stop By and Vote Thanks Steve,

amazing image

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Amazing !

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Abandoned farmhouse on Rt. 34 just east of Mendota IL. HUGE house - it's about twice as deep as it is wide - Must have been a HELLUVA place in its day

A little rain must fall...

But...COME ON!!! :-o

I sent this photo to NASA's Earth Science Division, and they seem to think that I actually documente

A common sight in Lee Co., Illinois...Driveways that the County has turned into actual, dedicated roadways. That they never maintain, afterwards. LOL

On my way home from work. McGirr Rd in eastern DeKalb County. A way of life in Northern Illinois - Spring thunderstorms. At least this farmer had gott

About a mile south of my place on an unmarked gravel road. Caught this one just as the sun had set and a small storm was blowing in.

Another abandoned farm I found in Lee County, Illinois. Farmhouse is gone, but the corn crib (out of frame) is still being used.

Sunset off the front porch from 06 Jan 2012.

The UPRR crossing at Welland Rd, again, just east of Mendota IL, looking east. This is pretty much all you see until you get a bit closer to Chicago.

Some of the wide-open spaces in my 'hood. :)) This is about 3 miles west of my place. Oh...This is NOT a pano - just a crop. :))

An abstract sunset - thanks to the B-52's that are always a presence in my westerly views - taken off my front porch. The upper winds were non-existen

A lone corn crib standing sentinel over the fields. This one is on Welland Rd, just east of I-39 in Lasalle County, Illinois.

Another roll cloud - this one on my way home from work. I pulled over into a small cemetary on Rt 30 in DeKalb Co, IL, a few miles east of my house to

The panoramic version of Final Act. 3-shot, handheld, off my front porch. Taken 06 Jan 2012. :)) Best enlarged.

An abandoned farm at Shaw and Brooklyn Roads in Lee Co Illinois. House is long-gone, but all the outbuildings are still standing. This is becoming a v

A "Roll Cloud" shot off my front porch. Archus clouds - roll clouds and shelf clouds - are somewhat uncommon, but I get about 3-4 per year near my pla

Stumbled on this after getting lost (I NEVER get lost!) in LaSalle Co., Illinois, USA. This was west of the CIty of Mendota and a little south of a de

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