Philip Brewer

Our Christmas Star, originally uploaded by bradipo. When I first moved out on my own I had only sparse Christmas decorations. Among the things that were lacking was a star for the top of the tree. I didn’t feel it was so terrible–the tree was decorated, even if it didn’t have something on top. One [...]

Cthulhu in Hermes Scarf, originally uploaded by bradipo. Is it just me, or do the images of horse ribbons on this Hermes scarf look like images of Cthulhu? I’m prepared to accept that it’s just me. Cthulhu in Hermes Scarf by Philip Brewer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States [...]

Copper Slough, originally uploaded by bradipo. Most of Central Illinois would be wet prairie if it weren’t for a network of drainage ditches, such as the Copper Slough. It runs past Kaufman Lake and then on south and west. It merges up with similar ditches and, somewhere around Sadorus starts being called the Kaskaskia Ditch, [...]

Crane in Kaufman Lake Park, originally uploaded by bradipo. A damp, chill, late-autumn day. With a crane. Crane in Kaufman Lake Park by Philip Brewer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

Late Fall Outside My Window, originally uploaded by bradipo. This is the view out the window in the study. The leaves on the tree are just about gone. Late Fall Outside My Window by Philip Brewer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

Bear with Giant Pine Cone, originally uploaded by bradipo. Public sculpture of a bear in Urbana. To me that thing he’s holding looks like a giant pine cone, but that doesn’t seem very likely. Bear with Giant Pine Cone by Philip Brewer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

Money Isn’t Real, originally uploaded by bradipo. Written on the post of a railroad crossing signal where the tracks cross Country Fair Drive. I think I’d enjoy talking to the guy who wrote it, although I’m inclined to disagree. Money Isn’t Real by Philip Brewer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States [...]

Fall Color with Graffiti, originally uploaded by bradipo. Taken just north of Kaufman Lake Park, under the railroad tracks and past both halves of the I-72 overpass. I liked the dwindling fall color against the graffiti on the overpass. Fall Color with Graffiti by Philip Brewer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United [...]

The Yarn Room, originally uploaded by bradipo. Jackie and another guild member were in charge of setting up the yarn display at the Champaign Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild Annual Show and Sale. The Yarn Room by Philip Brewer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.