MAYBE SUMMER WILL COME AFTER ALL. Not a bad afternoon for a softball game.


Although an Akron player has just made a base hit, (click for a larger image and note the ball going through the box) the home team got the win.

Northern Illinois University has its own Gertie the Duck. This mallard hen decided ashtray sand was a good place to lay some eggs.


When I left the office, the hen had gone away to gather some food.


The zoom feature on a digital camera is useful for obtaining pictures at a non-threatening distance from the nest.