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Category Archives: Reflection

Message of the Day – A Bird

Posted on 08/04/2012 by Cal SkinnerAugust 4, 2012
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Taking the back way home from CVS took us though Wedgewood, with its severely depleted wetlands. That’s where I saw this blue heron standing in the shallows. … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – Reflections

Posted on 04/16/2009 by Cal SkinnerApril 16, 2009
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It’s that time of year when the sun reflects off the overhead electric wires down from our home on Lake Avenue in Lakewood. We live right on the Algonquin-Grafton Township line. You can see those who surveyed the two townships … Continue reading →

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Saving Algonquin’s Harrison Street Condos

Posted on 03/11/2009 by Cal SkinnerMarch 11, 2009
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On my roundabout way to NASA Education’s Veterans Stand Down Monday, I went past the bankrupt condos in Downtown Algonquin. I took a photo from across the river and wonder if whoever ends up finishing the project might reconsider facing … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – Reflections

Posted on 08/23/2008 by Cal SkinnerAugust 23, 2008
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It was between 5 and 6 last Wednesday afternoon. My wife and two of her girl friends were discussing chick books, ones about the stories quilts tell, which one’s cousin had just gotten published, murder solving clubs, stuff like that. … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – Reflections

Posted on 08/22/2008 by Cal SkinnerAugust 22, 2008
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It was between 5 and 6 last Wednesday afternoon. My wife and two of her girl friends were discussing chick books, ones about the stories quilts tell, which one’s cousin had just gotten published, murder solving clubs, stuff like that. … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – Waiting

Posted on 07/22/2008 by Cal SkinnerJuly 22, 2008
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I was sitting in the DeKalb YMCA waiting for the North Central Illinois Swim Conference to start last Saturday morning when I saw these reflections. The pool was calm for the only time since practice began and the meet was … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – Waiting

Posted on 07/22/2008 by Cal SkinnerJuly 22, 2008
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I was sitting in the DeKalb YMCA waiting for the North Central Illinois Swim Conference to start last Saturday morning when I saw these reflections. The pool was calm for the only time since practice began and the meet was … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – A Reflection

Posted on 03/03/2008 by Cal SkinnerMarch 3, 2008
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Coming back to Crystal Lake on Randall Road, we were followed by a big Hummer. As I was waiting to turn left onto McHenry Avenue, this is the reflection I saw in my rear view mirror. … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – A Reflection

Posted on 03/03/2008 by Cal SkinnerMarch 3, 2008
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Coming back to Crystal Lake on Randall Road, we were followed by a big Hummer. As I was waiting to turn left onto McHenry Avenue, this is the reflection I saw in my rear view mirror. … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – A Reflection

Posted on 02/20/2008 by Cal SkinnerFebruary 20, 2008
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This one is in water in a pot hole on Route 31 last Sunday before it started snowing. It’s of a tree on the east side of the road. There was no wind in the valley except for that created … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – A Reflection

Posted on 02/19/2008 by Cal SkinnerFebruary 19, 2008
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This one is in water in a pot hole on Route 31 last Sunday before it started snowing. It’s of a tree on the east side of the road. There was no wind in the valley except for that created … Continue reading →

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