Week 28 From The Ground Up

Not real comfortable, kneeling on the gravel along the road. Found a use for my jacket on an 85 day...to kneel on. The State of Illinois must be saving on fuel costs. The right of way hasn't been mowed for a while and even then it was just a couple of passes. That's OK with me. These weeds and wild flowers are within a foot of the pavement. Along with them, The Shrub and corn crop are doing well. The Thistle (which is just to the right of The Shrub) has withered to a brown prickly mass.

Week 27 Half Time Is Over

Much has changed since that cold day the end of December, when I first spotted this Shrub of shrubs. The stark and flowing lines that caught my attention are now consumed by the greenness of summer growth. While I like the lines of the first shot, I much prefer the conditions that I endured today: 85 F, and moderate humidity.

Week 26 Half Way There

Thought I'd take a drive by The Shrub and see how it's doing. It seems to be good. The corn is over head high and The Thistle continues to fade, although there are still some pink blooms on it. Gotta keep going...it's a busy holiday weekend yah know!

Week 25 First Week Of Summer

Almost half way through this project. I'm in no hurry for it to end either. That means cold, snowy stuff. Right now, things are green and growing. We've had quite a steady amount of rain in the last couple of weeks. The corn is almost shoulder high and The Thistle still retains some of it's pink flowers. The Illinois State Highway Department mowed a couple of passes along the road, but not even close to The Shrub.

Week 24 Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never.
We left early Saturday for the weekend and never had a chance to post my weekly shot. I took this last week, so it counts. This is looking east, and includes The Thistle and the barn of the farmer who owns the corn field that the shrub is next to.

Week 23 It Won't Be Long

It Won't Be Long
until I won't be able to shoot from this angle and see anything. The corn in the foreground will be head high by the end of June. Also the prolific thistle in the left center with the pink seed heads is coming along "nicely". Growing up on a farm where eradicating these things was a top priority, it is difficult to resist chopping it down. On the other hand, I'm trying not to alter The Shrub's surroundings during this project. I'll leave it alone and if the farmer comes along and mows it down...well that's part of the program.

Week 22 Sunstruck Canopy

I stopped by the shrub just before sunset Friday night. The light filtering through looked like a good scene. The sun flare in the lower right just added to the final result.
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