On the Road Again

PBF2012_6860 © 2012 Bob Ransom. All rights reserved.

The business meeting season is back upon us.* For those that don’t know, I spend a good deal of my professional life as an art director for live events. I’ve been working for the past couple of months on art … Continue reading

Ceiling Lights

Ceiling Lights © 2012 Bob Ransom. All rights reserved.

We stopped in to the Grand Lux Cafe in downtown Chicago for a late dinner. As the crowds had thinned, we were seated in what I’d call the “turret room” —  a round room with windows looking out over North … Continue reading

Robot Dancer

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These guys always creep me out just a little bit, and this one especially with the gold mask and sunglasses. I think the red gloves are his homage to the Christmas season. Taken along N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago on … Continue reading

The Chicago River

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Jeanie and I have started a tradition of visiting Chicago without the kids right after Christmas each year. Our wedding anniversary is New Year’s Eve which is generally a lousy time to go anywhere: Everything is busy, prices are higher, … Continue reading

‘Tis the Season…

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‘Tis the season to humiliate your pets. Nemo (yeah, I know: he doesn’t look anything like the fish but it’s a long story) on the left; Luke on the right. One was supposed to be wearing reindeer antlers but we … Continue reading

Green Leafy Stuff

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My wife has become a suburban farmer. You’d have to know her to understand how truly improbable this is. She’s definitely not the girl you’d have picked in high school as “Most Likely to Grow a Bumper Crop of Tomatoes.” … Continue reading

Bench

Bench Arm © 2011 Bob Ransom. All rights reserved.

I noticed this flaking metal park bench on a walk recently.

Bright Yellow Hydrant

Is This Yellow Enough © 2011 Bob Ransom. All rights reserved.

I was out for a walk the other day and noticed that the hydrants in the neighborhood seemed exceptionally bright — a loud, screaming yellow. (I think they probably were painted recently.) Anyhow, this little guy was peeking out of … Continue reading

Black Friday. Or Not.

Black Friday © 2011 Bob Ransom. All rights reserved.

This is as close to Black Friday as I was willing to go, and I shot it with a long lens. The whole Black Friday idea makes me gag. I just can’t conceive of giving up my Thanksgiving dinner and … Continue reading

Thanksgiving

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Each year, my wife and her sisters take turns hosting Thanksgiving. This has worked out well as it evenly distributes the “OMG, I’VE GOT TO CLEAN MY HOUSE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM BECAUSE THE WHOLE FAMILY IS COMING OVER”-issues that … Continue reading