Any guesses what or where this is?

I've been slacking off on running ever since September's Harvest Hammer race.  To make it worse, I hurt my knee playing basketball a couple weeks ago and couldn't run.  Somehow not being able to run made miss it, even though I hadn't been doing much of it back when I wasn't hurt.  Today, my knee was feeling pretty good so I hit the road and it seems to have reenergized me to get back into a regular schedule.  The paint is still on the road from September's race so when I got to the top of the hill I had to stop for souvenir photo.

Shot out the window of the car while I was waiting for a train.  Good thing I named this blog 365Photos and not 365GoodPhotos

Not much going on at the park this time of year.

Merica

We're into that time of year when it's still dark as I drive to work.  Today I stopped by the beverage store to get a shot of their neon sign.  I thought cropping it as Rage Store made it a little cooler.

K's Korners.

I took a bunch of cell phone pictures today and I have been using Instagram and BestCamera to process them.  I have also surpassed my previous record for most days in a row taking a picture.  I think the new phone/camera is the spark I needed to keep me going through the winter months.

Standard out the window shot somewhere over the Midwest.

In the summer of 1993 I took my girlfriend to Great America to ride roller coasters.  I had a diamond ring in pocket and wanted to ask her to marry me as we were going up the big hill on one of the coasters.  On the drive to the park I played the scene in my mind and fear of dropping the ring overcame me and I decided against the roller coaster proposal.  We ate some breakfast at the Oasis in Dekalb, IL and when we got back to the car I popped the question right there in the parking lot.  I didn't think about the fact that I would forever be the guy who asked his wife to marry him at McDonald's.  One nice thing about it is that every time we make a trip to Chicago it includes a stop at that same McDonald's and we are reminded of the day I proposed.  Today's trip is to the Best Western park and fly.  Tomorrow we will be in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico!

I probably won't be posting for the next few days since I will be in Mexico.  Hopefully I'll have some sunny, turquoise ocean photos to contrast with this damp, gray, autumn shot from rural Illinois.  Come back Wednesday October 5 !

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My only night at the fair this year.

It seems like these moons are more impressive to the naked eye than they are in a photo.  

Clinton, IA

Shabbona Lake State Park

Downtown Davenport, IA

Cubs @ Brewers

A lot of rain in a short time flooded French Creek park.  The soccer field and walking path are going to be out of order for a few days.

On another note.  There is a button at the top of this page called "Next Blog".  It is supposed to take you to another blog similar to the one you are reading now.  If you have ever clicked on my page you may have found it does not take you to another photography blog.  It takes you to a blog about a different subject which I do not want to mention because the more I do, the more likely you are to be taken to a blog about that subject.  Let's just say it has to do with an individual sport where you move your body over a predetermined distance in as little time as possible.  For the next few days I am going to try to use words like 'photography' or phrases like 'daily photography blog'.  I might even try 'f-stop' and 'shutter-speed' to try to get the Next Blog feature to take you/me to other photography blogs.