Rain Delay

Chicago Cub Matt Garza (17) tries to get cell phone service as a little Whie Sox fan waves to him during a rain delay while playing the Chicago White Sox during the 2011 Crosstown Classic at U.S. Cellular Field, Tuesday, June 21, 2011.

Chicago Clowns.

When ice cream melts faster than you can eat it, I get a feature.

Feature hunting at The Freeze in Crystal Lake, IL

McHenry County Junior Golf Association Tournament

Memorial Day

From left, Daisy Scouts from troop 425 of Ringwood School Emma Ball, 5, Riley Klotz, 6, and Isabella Garlanger, 6, watch their American flags flutter in the wind while waiting to walk in the Memorial Day Parade in Johnsburg, IL.

Antique aircraft fly over the Chapel Hill Bridge before the Memorial Day Parade in Johnsburg Monday May 30, 2011.

Little bit of daily work from May.

SEDOM student Austin Burghardt looks out the window after playing a lobster in a production of "2011 A Museum Odyssey" at the Woodstock Opera House during a Ten Tousand Leagues Under the Sea scene.

Lifeguard Melissa Kolander , 20, of Algonquin takes her position on the guard stand during the opening day of Three Oaks Recreation Area beach in Crystal Lake Saturday May 28, 2011.  Lifeguards rotate every 15 minutes.

Jim Kolar, 87, of Fox River Grove sits on his porch Thursday May 19, 2011.

Firefighter Paramedic Kristy Hopkins sits in the back of an Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Department emergency medical service truck at the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District.

Carly Loeffel of Cary-Grove competes in the high jump during the Fox Valley Conference Girls Meet at Crystal Lake South High School Thursday May 5, 2011.  Loeffel placed first in the event at 5 feet 6 inches.

Graduation Season

I shot so many graduations this year.  Here are some of my favorites from the different schools.

The Chicago Bulls

Images from a Chicago Bulls against the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday May 10, 2011 during game five of the playoffs at the United Center in Chicago.  The Bulls won 95-83.

Andy's Restaurant

From right, long time friends Andy Angelos owner of Andy's Restaurant laughs with Dorothy Slusin, 83, of Fox River Grove as she comes into the restaurant  have lunch with her son Rick (not pictured) Friday afternoon April 15, 2011 in Crystal Lake.  The local eatery marked its 30th anniversary on March 12th under the Angelos ownership.

Veterans in transistion

Volunteer Richard Schlottman of McHenry sorts civilian military gear to be given to veterans during the National Association of Systems Administrators Education Corporation 2011 Spring Veterans Conference at Harvest Bible Chapel in Crystal Lake Monday April 11, 2011.

Army veteran Dennis Biskup of Chicago waits to get his hair cut. Biskup who served in Germany during 1968-1971 says he's cutting his long hair so that his Chicago White Sox hat will fit and look better.

Jerome Gonzalez a veteran of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division gets his hair cut by Char Augustine of Lake in the Hills. Gonzalez was based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 1958-1961.

Army veteran Dennis Biskup of Chicago gets a trim by Char Augustine of Lake in the Hills.

Social worker Greg Marvromatis (left) of Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center talks with Army veteran Aliyahoo Yisrael of Chicago.

Army veteran Ronald Wright of Chicago grabs his bag to head to the open ceremonies of the NASA Education Corporation 2011 Spring Veterans Conference. Wright served in the Army from 1975-1977.

Army veteran Ronald Wright of Chicago shows of the cane that he made.

Ken Seay of the Clifford E. Johnson VFW Post 9759 Color Guard carries the American flag during the opening ceremonies.

Marines veteran Charles Scott of Pembroke Twp watches the Clifford E. Johnson VFW Post 9759 Color Guard enter during the opening ceremonies.

Marine veteran Louis Alvarez (right) of Chicago directs his grandson Jesee Ordonez, 12, through a crowd of veterans.

Vietnam 1957 Marine Corps veteran Edward Muiz of Chicago shows off his tattoos. Muiz who was a sniper in the war said that he is the original Rambo.

Army veteran Ronald Portis smiles during the NASA Education Corporation 2011 Spring Veterans Conference. Portis was drafted into the Army serving from 1961 to 1963 stationed in Munich, Germany.

Vietnam 1957 Marine Corps veteran Edward Muiz of Chicago waits for lunch.