Monday, December 29, 2008

More Deer photos December 2008

More Deer photos

December 2008

Check out the feet on this galloping deer

Be careful out there...

More Springfield Photos...

Autumn Leaves

Trick or Treating photos

BooRito Day at Chipotle Mexican Grill

Watts Southwind Park Shrimp Boil Party

Preying Mantis

Cedar Waxwing (baby bird)

Wild Goose Chase at Washington Park & one happy duck

Too Many Geese Photos

Weekend wheels as seen in Springfield

Lake Springfield Deer

Red Hat Society Ladies

Open Dome in Riverton, IL

Windsurfing in November on Lake Springfield

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Have a Fantastic Thanksgiving Everyone !

Monday, November 24, 2008

Motorcycle face mask

Motorcycle face mask

If your kid sees a skeleton drive a motorcycle on the highway in winter, give him the benefit of the doubt.

As seen at Dane's Discount, neoprene mask and helmet sold separately.

Also at Dane's recently, a "vegetarian turkey".

Photo-editing project:
Click on the turkey photo (or a helmet photo), save it to your computer and edit them in the photo-editing program of your choice.

Color them / decorate them as you wish and them email them to:
springfieldphotos (@) yahoo.com
and maybe you'll see your coloring work here.

Okay, as long as we're having fun with photoshop,
here's a couple more pics we can photoshop:

More Springfield Photos

Humphrey's Bakery is now open

Road construction in front of Lincoln Library (photos)

Fireworks at the Lincoln Museum

S Sixth Street tree damages/totals truck in storm

Weekend wheels as seen in Springfield

Springfield Dog Park

EMI Manufacturing Jacksonville Illinois

Illinois State Fair photos

Powerlight Fest photos

My first Illinois State Fair Parade (see photos!)

My trip to Decatur

Lincoln Library renovations

The Veggie Burger at Memorial's Cafeteria

Open Dome in Riverton, IL

Friday, November 21, 2008

Frog Spit, Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge, Bunny Tracks ice cream

Frog Spit sherbet pops, Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge, Bunny Tracks ice cream

Decisions, decisions, decisions...

More Springfield photos

Maisenbacher house getting ready to move

Nov 15 First day of the Maisenbacher House move

1850s Strawberry Party @ Elijah Iles House

Humphrey's Bakery is now open!

Erin’s Pavilion Groundbreaking Event at Edwin Watts Southwind Park

Road construction in front of Lincoln Library (photos)

Fireworks at the Lincoln Museum

S Sixth Street tree damages/totals truck in storm

Weekend wheels as seen in Springfield

Tea Thyme Tea Room

The Heritage House Smorgasbord...now you see it......

Photos from a drive down S. Sixth Street

Red Hat Society Ladies

Road Trip: dining at the Ikea store...part 1

CWLP Power Plant Construction Tour

When the Rain comes down..downtown

Old Capitol Art Fair 2007 photos

Springfield Dog Park

EMI Manufacturing Jacksonville Illinois

Illinois State Fair photos

Powerlight Fest photos

My first Illinois State Fair Parade (see photos!)

My trip to Decatur

Lincoln Library renovations

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Monday, November 17, 2008

Maisenbacher house move: Daytime videos and photos

Maisenbacher House move
Daytime videos and photos
Sunday, November 16 , 2008

The city needed to trim trees and move streetlights for the move.

The future location of the Maisenbacher house.
First they'll need to build a foundation for it.

The next two images are movies.
Just click on the arrow to view them.

They're both under 30 seconds long.

Maisenbacher House weblinks

Nov 15 (Saturday) First day of the Maisenbacher House move

Maisenbacher house getting ready to move

Page from the Disarranging Mine blog

Moving the Maisenbacher House (Stingfield blog)

Related article from the SJR:

Maisenbacher House move set to start

SJR video: Maisenbacher House Big Move

Maisenbacher House hits the road

City saves Maisenbacher House

Our Opinion: City needs plan to ID, save historic houses

Search for "Maisenbacher" at SJ-R.com

I'm rather surprised that the tv crew for the HGTV series "Haulin' House" wasn't there.
Taking pictures was like watching that show live in person.

More Springfield photos

Maisenbacher house getting ready to move

Nov 15 First day of the Maisenbacher House move

1850s Strawberry Party @ Elijah Iles House

Humphrey's Bakery is now open!

Erin’s Pavilion Groundbreaking Event at Edwin Watts Southwind Park

Road construction in front of Lincoln Library (photos)

Fireworks at the Lincoln Museum

S Sixth Street tree damages/totals truck in storm

Weekend wheels as seen in Springfield

Tea Thyme Tea Room

The Heritage House Smorgasbord...now you see it......

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Video: Maisenbacher house move

Photos and videos of the Maisenbacher house move down 7th Street

November 15, 2008

Around 5-6pm
Yes, it did start to snow while I was there.
My flash unit conked out, so I used the built in flash on the camera for the above photo.

Then I switched to the little digital camera for the videos.

My thanks to the people providing light for my videos by shining their headlights on the house.

I'm rather surprised that the tv crew for the HGTV series "Haulin' House" wasn't there.
Taking pictures was like watching that show live in person.

Photos: Maisenbacher house getting ready to move

Related article from the SJR:

Maisenbacher House move set to start

Quote from article:

Preparations are under way to move the Lincoln-era Maisenbacher House five blocks north to its new home on Sunday.

The 19th-century building will be taken from its current location at 1028 S. Seventh St. to 503 S. Seventh St., where an old structure deemed not worthy of saving, the Lewis House, was demolished last week to make way.

On Tuesday, crews started putting 64 wheels — some motorized, some not — under the 300-ton Maisenbacher House.

Read entire article, view maps and video at:

www.sj-r.com/homepage/x1720649777/Maisenbacher-House-move-set-to-start

SJR video: Maisenbacher House Big Move

Search for "Maisenbacher" at SJ-R.com

More Springfield photos

Maisenbacher house getting ready to move

1850s Strawberry Party @ Elijah Iles House

Humphrey's Bakery is now open!

Erin’s Pavilion Groundbreaking Event at Edwin Watts Southwind Park

Road construction in front of Lincoln Library (photos)

Fireworks at the Lincoln Museum

S Sixth Street tree damages/totals truck in storm

Weekend wheels as seen in Springfield

Tea Thyme Tea Room

The Heritage House Smorgasbord...now you see it......

Golden Corral Weekend Breakfast Buffet

Finally, an excellent breakfast buffet in Springfield that doesn't cost $25!

The price for adults $7.39
Senior adults $6.79

We requested water for our beverage and found that juice and milk was included in the breakfast buffet.

They had I think 8 different kinds of juice there, along with chocolate and 2% milk.

Sadly, no chocolate fountain.

I didn't see oatmeal there, but I could've missed it.

They did have grits, so oatmeal might've been there and I just missed it.

There is soooo much there, my photos only cover a small portion of what is there.

My thanks to my breakfast buddies who waited for me to photograph their plates before they dug in. It wasn't easy for them to wait...Especially for their first plate!

Things I would add to this already fantastic buffet:

cinnamon and ginger powder for the waffles

walnuts and pecans for the salads...and for the pancakes and waffles

Option of pancakes and waffles that use whole wheat flour and ground flax seeds.

(don't worry, I'm not suggesting blueberry waffled eggs)

Unsweetened apple sauce for the pancakes and waffles

Stonyfield yogurt (no high fructose corn syrup that way)

Kefir (drinkable yogurt) - could also make fruit smoothies with it.

Whipped cream for the pancakes and waffles

Really healthy breakfast cereal

Skim milk

Some sort of tofu breakfast thing.

These are just suggestions. The breakfast buffet is wonderful already.

I'm just trying to add more fiber to the mix.

What would Dr. Oz want to add to it? Hmmmm.

Do you have your dinner receipt handy?
Here is the link to their receipt survey website:

goldencorral-listens.com

Visit their website at:

www.goldencorral.com
or
www.goldencorral.net

Their Wikipedia page is at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Corral

Post to the Springfield email list: New Golden Corral Restaurant

SJR article:

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill opens Thursday

Quote from article:

GOLDEN CORRAL BUFFET & GRILL opens Thursday at 1038 LeJune Drive, between the new Wal-Mart and Sixth Street.
(map)

Hours are from 10:45 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday,
10:45 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday
and 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
Phone: 585-6830.

There’s a breakfast buffet from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

An early-bird special for people 60 and older is from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday (buffet with drink for $6.49).

More Springfield Photos!

Golden Corral Dinner photos

Golden Corral Restaurant construction photos

Cara Mongolian Bar-B-Que

Bible Across America project visits Springfield

Maisenbacher house getting ready to move

Windsurfing in November on Lake Springfield

Leaf burning

Capitol Ave Improvements in front of Lincoln Library

Trick or Treating photos

BooRito Day at Chipotle Mexican Grill

Watts Southwind Park Shrimp Boil Party

Photos from a drive down S. Sixth Street

Chipotles (new burrito place outside White Oaks Mall)

Noodles and Co near White Oaks Mall

Chick-fil-A and White Oaks Mall

Humphrey's Bakery...coming soon !

Kicks Entertainment

Gateway to India Restaurant Lunch Buffet Photos

Thailand Cuisine

Name that restaurant...part 28

Name that restaurant...part 27

Name that restaurant...part 26

Road Trip: dining at the Ikea store...part 1

Name that restaurant...part 25

Name that restaurant...part 24

Name that restaurant...part 23

Name that restaurant...part 22

Name that restaurant...part 21

The Veggie Burger at Memorial's Cafeteria

Humphrey's Pizzeria is now open!

Sushi Beautiful Sushi

The Apple Barn is OPEN !!!!

The Pizza Machine

Tokyo of Japan

Tea Thyme Tea Room

El Presidente Burritos and Baja Grill

Lake Pointe Grill

Centrum Cafe on Toronto Road

The Heritage House Smorgasbord...now you see it......

Vito’s Italian Pizzera, Chatham, IL

Buffalo Wild Wings

Ginger Asian Bistro

Blueberry waffled eggs, Naked Fruit Drinks, Dr. Oz

Fried Sushi

1850s Strawberry Party @ Elijah Iles House

Illinois Products Expo photos

Wendy's Chicken Chainsaw Toddy

Ned Kelly’s restaurant

Happy Birthday Culver's !

Dinner at Little Saigon

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Leaf burning

Leaf burning

Now that's a bit of a view obstructed street.

I saw kids biking towards the fires.

If they were in the smoke, they'd be almost invisible to a driver.

I'm quite thankful for the clean air legislation regarding public buildings, etc.

Now if we could just get the air cleaned up outside so we can go for a walk in the fall.

A friend of mine recently passed on. A non-smoker with lung cancer.

I wonder if living in a town that burns leaves affected her lifespan.

EPA : Residential leaf burning

Quote from page:

Q: What types of air pollutants are emitted from burning leaf piles?

A: The open burning of leaves produces particulate matter and hydrocarbons, which contain a number of toxic, irritant, and carcinogenic (cancer-causing) compounds. Leaf smoke also contains carbon monoxide.

Q: What is particulate matter and why is it a health concern?

A: The visible smoke from leaf burning is composed of tiny particles that contain a number of pollutants. If inhaled, these microscopic particles can reach the deepest regions of the lung and remain there for months or even years. Breathing particulate matter can increase the chances of respiratory infection, reduce the volume of air inhaled and impair the lungs' ability to use that air. Particulate matter can also trigger asthma attacks in some people.

www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/burn/leafburn2.html