BlogHide Resteemssoill (37)in hive-119845 • 5 years agoThe Towered Ruines of an Abandoned Farm SiloI drove by this on a country road and couldn't help but to take a look. (click for higher quality) (click for higher quality) (click for higher…soill (37)in hive-119845 • 5 years agoThe Chimney Still StandsA house once stood here, but now all that still stands is its might brick chimney and fireplace. (click for higher quality) Up close, there wasn't much to see as the overgrowth had…soill (37)in photography • 5 years agoPlaygrounds from our pastThis playground still stands, but its style reminds me of so many that no longer do. (click for higher quality) (click for higher quality) (click for higher…soill (37)in photography • 5 years agoStone Waterway in AvistonYou can find this waterway in Aviston Park. It is easily accessible and had a few kids fishing for tiny bait fish on this day. The waterway allows the flow of a small unnamed creek to disperse field…soill (37)in photography • 5 years agoOnce was in Mill ShoalsPhotographed on June 1, 2019 by @soill Mill Shoals, Illinois Google Maps Locationsoill (37)in photography • 6 years agoContrary Creek BridgeJust a bridge outside of Broughton Illinois on a country road. Not just any country road, but this road is named Country Road 1150 East. Looking off into the distance hoping for peace and…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoThe Art Gallery of EffinghamThis unnamed road goes underneath Interstates 70 and 57 as they merge together to cross through Effingham, Illinois. It has two separate overpasses, one for each direction of the intersection and…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoThe Cross at the CrossroadsEffingham is the historic crossing point of Illinois interstates, highways, and railroads. This city greets visitors with a mighty 198-foot (60 m) cross built in 2001. The Cross at the Crossroads…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoStop Me ! !This was the most angry stop sign I've seen! Leaving South out of West City, Illinois will funnel into Benton Field Road. This country road takes you winding through wooded areas separated by…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoPotty PorchThey used toilets as flower pots, ensuring to catch your attention. (click for higher quality) Photographed on June 16, 2018 by @soill McLeansboro, Illinois Google Maps…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoDevil's Bum HoleWater flows at a trickle down gorgeous rock cliffs in Giant City State Park. On higher ground, following Devil's Standtable Trail, I saw just where this trickle was coming from...the Devil's Bum…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoAn Echo Of The PastI've watched this house age since I was small child. For more than 25 years I've seen this property start out slowly falling behind on repair as the owners got old and unable to keep up. One day it…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoSmegalI came across this graffiti crossing under Interstate 64 on a gravel field road in the middle of nowhere. (click for higher quality) I think this is his name, "Smegal Fuck…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoOh Yeah!Someone apparently crashed their vehicle into this wall, smashing through it like the Kool-Aid Man. I'm not sure what really happened, but I stopped to look near the courthouse in downtown Benton…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoFrosty The Tire ManGoogle Street View goes right by here, so catch it linked below for a twist! (Feb 2016 images) Photographed on April 22, 2018 by @soill West Frankfort, Illinois Google Maps…soill (37)in video • 6 years agoWater Video: Rend Lake DamThe sound of this dam is relaxing, if not hypnotic, while the sunset in the background glimmers off the steady flow of water. A concrete staircase gives access from both sides, making the concrete…soill (37)in photography • 6 years agoWatertowersThe haze of "country fog" you see is dust stirred up from gravel roads, which cross by these Hamilton County Water District (HCWD) towers just East of McLeansboro, Illinois. (click for…soill (37)in geology • 7 years agoIs This A Petrified Tree Stump?My parents have always told me this is a petrified tree stump. They've had it for as long as I can remember. It has sat outside in the weather for more than for 25 years, that I know of. It is as…soill (37)in photography • 7 years agoFine ArtDoodles on the inside wall of a concrete amphitheater in Mount Vernon, Illinois's Veterans Memorial Park. (click for higher quality) Photographed on May, 7, 2017 by @soill…soill (37)in photography • 7 years agoA sunset on Rend LakeI took a few snaps of this sunset while on Rend Lake, near Benton, Illinois. (click for higher quality) (click for higher quality) (click for higher…