Mark W.
@markbadge2.bsky.social
retired police lieutenant; photographer; Cubs fan. Grandpa to 2 amazing little girls. Lab dad. Left of center voter. Anti-Trump. Residing in N. Illinois, just south of the Wisconsin border. (not enough folks on Bluesky give their locations)
We got nearly 1.5 inches in Rockford!
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got nearly 1.5 inches in Rockford!
Tonight's moon - photographed from my back yard. 600mm lens on a Nikon D810.
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Tonight's moon - photographed from my back yard. 600mm lens on a Nikon D810.
Here’s a “jarhead” I can agree with! 😂
June 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Here’s a “jarhead” I can agree with! 😂
My very vigilant watch dogs:
May 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My very vigilant watch dogs:
I am overcome with patriotism:
May 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I am overcome with patriotism:
Artificial intelligence when I was a kid:
May 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Artificial intelligence when I was a kid:
A year ago today I took this series of photos in Muncie Indiana.
April 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A year ago today I took this series of photos in Muncie Indiana.
This just in from Heard Island:
April 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This just in from Heard Island:
I've been sending these emails to hr@opm.gov all day:
February 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I've been sending these emails to hr@opm.gov all day:
The deer love to feed on our crabapple tree… Abby is keeping a watchful eye!
February 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The deer love to feed on our crabapple tree… Abby is keeping a watchful eye!
My house tonight… Christmas lights still up! 😁
February 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My house tonight… Christmas lights still up! 😁
I suspect this person may be a bot, and for a very good reason. Well… actually two reasons.
January 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I suspect this person may be a bot, and for a very good reason. Well… actually two reasons.
I’d like to lay down on couch to watch tv, but Abby (who isn’t allowed on furniture) clearly has other ideas.
January 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I’d like to lay down on couch to watch tv, but Abby (who isn’t allowed on furniture) clearly has other ideas.
Tonight’s NYE dinner:
January 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tonight’s NYE dinner:
Saw the Chicago production of Les Miserables today. It was beyond spectacular!
December 28, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Saw the Chicago production of Les Miserables today. It was beyond spectacular!
5yr old granddaughter: Grandpa, can I have fruit with my dinner?
Me: Sure! We have apples, oranges, and bananas!
GD: Do u have strawberries?
Me: Just frozen.
GD: Can u thaw them out?
Me: Sure!
We are now eating dinner
Me: Hey, eat your strawberries!
GD: I can’t… they scare me.
🤦🏻♂️
Me: Sure! We have apples, oranges, and bananas!
GD: Do u have strawberries?
Me: Just frozen.
GD: Can u thaw them out?
Me: Sure!
We are now eating dinner
Me: Hey, eat your strawberries!
GD: I can’t… they scare me.
🤦🏻♂️
December 22, 2024 at 4:47 AM
5yr old granddaughter: Grandpa, can I have fruit with my dinner?
Me: Sure! We have apples, oranges, and bananas!
GD: Do u have strawberries?
Me: Just frozen.
GD: Can u thaw them out?
Me: Sure!
We are now eating dinner
Me: Hey, eat your strawberries!
GD: I can’t… they scare me.
🤦🏻♂️
Me: Sure! We have apples, oranges, and bananas!
GD: Do u have strawberries?
Me: Just frozen.
GD: Can u thaw them out?
Me: Sure!
We are now eating dinner
Me: Hey, eat your strawberries!
GD: I can’t… they scare me.
🤦🏻♂️
My nightly visitor!
December 21, 2024 at 4:47 AM
My nightly visitor!
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some Zen to the timeline.
November 24, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some Zen to the timeline.
Hank is NOT allowed on the furniture. He seems to hold little regard for my rules.
November 19, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Hank is NOT allowed on the furniture. He seems to hold little regard for my rules.
I love it when these two maniacs run out of gas.
November 13, 2024 at 2:49 AM
I love it when these two maniacs run out of gas.
Here’s a series of four photos I took over the space of a year - spring, summer, fall, winter. The barn is about a mile from my house.
November 10, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Here’s a series of four photos I took over the space of a year - spring, summer, fall, winter. The barn is about a mile from my house.
I took this photo near Clearwater FL right after Hurricane Michael in 2018
November 9, 2024 at 9:42 PM
I took this photo near Clearwater FL right after Hurricane Michael in 2018
My first photograph of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Taken with a 15 second time exposure near my house in N. Illinois.
October 16, 2024 at 1:35 AM
My first photograph of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Taken with a 15 second time exposure near my house in N. Illinois.
This is a photograph I took near Clearwater after Hurricane Michael cleared the area.
October 13, 2024 at 11:46 PM
This is a photograph I took near Clearwater after Hurricane Michael cleared the area.
Bought the memoir of Melania Trump on Amazon. A great read about her youth in Chicago!
July 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Bought the memoir of Melania Trump on Amazon. A great read about her youth in Chicago!