Drive To Work

Brian's platoon, or whatever they call it, drove a long 2.5 hours to East Hannibal, IL. They made it just in time for lunch, sitting just a few hundred feet away from the levee in danger of collapse. So far no pics of them bagging sand so I'm not sure what they're doing.

Carpooling To Work

Peaceful Lunch Along A Levee

Brian's New Bedroom

Brian shot these exclusive photos of his accommodations near the flood zone. He'll be spending the next two weeks with 500 other fellow guardsmen in cramped quarters.

Sleeping Area

Brian's Bed

Illinois Deploys National Guard Troops

So as many of you have heard already, Illinois is one of the states affected by flooding caused by the rising waters of the Mississippi River. As a result, more than 500 Illinois National Guard soldiers and airmen have been deployed in the western part of the state to help buildup and reinforce levees that are threatened by the rising waters. Take a wild guess on who will be out there bagging sand? Yes, it's none other than our beloved Brian! He will be reporting into Lui5.com with exclusive pictures, news, and comments on the flooding crisis so stay tuned!

Jason and Craig's BBQ

Earlier this morning I woke up with a mean hangover. I just can't hang anymore but I did have a blast last night at Jason and Craig's BBQ. Peter flew in from LA and the old gang reunited once again.

The old gang reunited.

Peter Power Tool

Where's Waldo?

Can anyone spot Waldo in Joe's garage?

Happy Birthday Isabelle!

Isabelle hit the big number 4 today and to celebrate we all partook in hitting the pinata and eating lots of delicious food and cake! Click here for more fotos of the birthday celebration.

Are you fracken kidding me?!

BriPhone Photos

Lucy

Lucy, the rest of her!

Posted on Natuba

Check out Brian's photo stream on Natuba!

Roy and Roy Jr.

Flora And Fauna Of DuPage County

On a series of hikes throughout DuPage County I was able to capture these unique pictures of the variety of wildlife found throughout the county.

American Bison - Fermi Lab


White-Crowned Sparrow - Glendale Heights, IL


Painted Turtle - West DuPage Woods


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Humans - Fermilab

Spring Has Arrived On Coventry Circle

Earth Hour

We celebrated Earth Hour with dinner, drinks, and friends. As you can see, we turned our lights off. Did you?(Photo: AP)

(Photo: Chris Sweda/Chicago Sun-Times)

Medieval Times

Last night I put on my best British accent and headed over to Medieval Times in Schaumburg. The food was absolutely splendid and the show was brilliant! I did have a bloody headache from drinking but overall me and my mates had a jolly ole times. Click here to see the whole set of pics.

Ross's Goose Spotted In Glendale Heights, IL

It has been confirmed. The goose I saw from my window yesterday was indeed a Ross's Goose. It is quite rare in this part of the country as it's migratory path is normally farther west past Iowa. [Source]

What is it?

Anyone have any ideas of what this white bird is? It flew into my backyard with a couple of Canadian Geese this morning.

Colors From The Chicago Flower and Garden Show

Leap Day Babies

My sister's cat had babies on Leap Day! Two kittens were born. Mother and babies are doing fine. The baby daddy, of course, is no where to be found! Ghetto!

Julsus Christ

Praise Julsus! Can I get an Amen?

Winter Wonderland

My company let us out early today due to the storm that has dumped 12+ inches of snow! Woot woot! This is yet another storm to hit the Chicago area in less than a week and the meteorologists are already saying this is going to be one of the snowiest winters on record. Having the afternoon off I decided to drive around and take some pictures of my neighborhood which was transformed into a winter wonderland.

After The Storm

As you can tell from the picture of Brian above, there is a butt load of snow! The storm dropped 8 to 12 inches of snow across the Chicagoland area! Not a record but still quite impressive.