May Images

Police Officer Craig Kennovin attracted attention at the Arbor Day ceremonies with his brand-new t3 police vehicle. The Police Division already has two  two-wheeled Segways that keep the rider in place through use of tilt sensors. The new vehicle with three wheels does not need that system. 

Here's what the driver sees. There are two batteries that can be switched out and energy costs are tallied in pennies. Read more here.

What a pretty sight! It made me proud because Maria and I and some helpers planted these irises a few years ago.

This lovely iris plant is yet another legacy of our former neighbor Edna, a gracious lady who moved back South but whose memory stays with us.

I was telling Scott Bauman about this architectural feature on a North Avenue building and getting off the train last week, I was able to capture an image. In just the right light, the bricks at the top seem to disappear and a plaque with a stylized cat face floats as if by magic. I worked in this 1885 building when the weekly Plainfield Today had offices there back in the early 1980s.

Early Thursday I will be on my way to Seattle for my birthday. For those who say, "But doesn't it always rain there?" just take a look at this weather forecast from the National Weather Service. Sunshine!

Here's what I will be leaving behind: Rain puddles edged in masses of pollen!

--Bernice