11.22.63 I enjoyed the novel much more than the event.

resting his bow so he can swing for a while © 2024 William Koechling

Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."

noctilucent selfie © 2024 William Koechling

Rural church near Hazard, Kentucky - c. 1977 © William Koechling

crazy northern lights in the northwestern sky right now!

when seasons merge © 2025 William Koechling

The Mariners’ Church of Detroit chimed its bell 31 times today, the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. It rang 29 times in honor of the lost crew, one time to honor all sailors lost on the Great Lakes, and 1 more time to honor Gordon Lightfoot. Lake Superior, 2023

It's not so much the view OUT our window as it is the view that IS our window that I love this time of year. © 2025 William Koechling

Three drones were reportedly spotted flying over this Belgian nuclear power plant in Doel yesterday. © 2019 William Koechling

my granddaughter experimenting with developing a new skill today © 2025 William Koechling

on the path © 2020 William Koechling

former heavyweight boxing champion, Ernie Terrell - Chicago © 2006 William Koechling

Breendonk Concentration Camp, Willebroek, Belgium © 2019 William Koechling

See if you can find the girl catching snowflakes with her tongue! children playing in a snowstorm early 1970s © William Koechling

“Photography as a fad is well-nigh on its last legs, thanks principally to the bicycle craze.” –Alfred Stieglitz, 1887 © 2025 William Koechling

This is the time of year my morning glories peak. It's a final burst of flowered color in my yard. It's also pretty cool in B&W. © 2024 William Koechling

hope everyone in the Chicago area got to see this tonight... It was crazy amazing!

They started the day reading a Halloween book together.

Time to dust this one off...

"Come Fly With Me" mason bee in flight © 2007 William Koechling

geese flying past the moon and into an autumn sunset © 2021 William Koechling

my 7-year-old grandson typing out a Halloween story on the old Royal portable today... © 2025 William Koechling

Oh man...

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, was opened to the public this day in 1959. © 1997 William Koechling

"The People's House" in Washington D.C. © 1974 William Koechling

No Kings 2.0 in Wheaton, IL today - People were clearly upset but very friendly. I was blown away by the numbers of cars driving on busy Rt. 38 blowing horns and flashing signs. Almost everyone was participating.

"to find the place where all the beauty came from" © 2021 William Koechling

children under an intimidating sky © 2021 William Koechling

garciarosalind.bsky.social, I had hoped the Dodgers would be playing our Cubs but alas, it is not to be. I'm wishing your Dodgers the very best as they pursue "the ring"! © 2018 William Koechling

Her art studies began at a very early age.

I'm wishing all the runners in today's Chicago Marathon good luck as they run this beautiful day through the 'war zone'.

A must read from anthropology professor, James Greenberg: "The country I grew up with — flawed yet still striving — feels almost alien now. The values that shaped me, liberty, equality, the freedom to dissent, no longer seem to have a place." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbgr...

some Cubs excitement around tonight...

On our walk tonight... As humans we don't often deserve the beauty that surrounds us.

James Comey was indicted today. James Comey - 2017 (photo taken from tv screen)

I really miss Hedberg.

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” –James Baldwin © 2006 William Koechling

It’s Happened: The United States of America IsNo Longer a Democracy newrepublic.com/article/2007... via @newrepublic.com

My dear friend and great grandpa to my grandchildren, Dick Rung died earlier this year. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. His commitment to the US Constitution was his membership card to Antifa. You got the first wave, Dick. We've got it from here.

two young men, Chicago © William Koechling

One of my sons graduated from #1 on this list. I'm not surprised it ranks so high. washingtonmonthly.com/2025-college...

I'm borrowing my Belgian friend's photo to celebrate the Cubs being in the playoffs!! Thanks, Cubs and thanks Eddy.

I still live in the town where Bob Woodward lived growing up. Watching the movie in Wheaton was a treat, especially when Redford uttered the line, "I'm from Wheaton, IL..." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...

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Marlon © 2017 William Koechling

"I am made to love the pond and the meadow as the wind is made to ripple the water." –Henry David Thoreau © 2020 William Koechling

Hands Up Henry - American Science & Surplus, Geneva, IL © 2018 William Koechling

Yellow Garden Spider just wrapping up breakfast © 2019 William Koechling