Photography:Beautiful Fall day on Nov 1

As it always goes in Illinois, the weather can be quite unpredictable. Sometimes though, that is a good thing – like today. It was November 1 and the temperature came close to 80 degrees! This was warm for November. It felt more like spring than it did fall… If the temperature would have went any

Photography: Moonlit Night in central Illinois

  Halloween inspired photos on this windy, yet gorgeous moonlit night in October in the central Illinois area….

Starting a YouTube Channel Featuring Poetry Videos & Photography Slideshows

I am creating a YouTube Channel. For anyone who is interested, I will be creating poetry videos featuring me reading my poetry mixed with background music and videography. I also will put together slideshows showcasing my photography and artwork. If you would like to see my work “come alive,” check out my youtube channel and

Photography: Sunrises & Sunsets in Illinois. A video slideshow

Photography: Rays of Sunlight & Colorful Clouds at Sunset

Beautiful rays of sunlight and gorgeous colorful clouds at sunset… Nature at its best. Photos were taken Thursday evening, Sept. 29, 2016 in Arthur, Illinois.

Photography: The Art of the Sunset

A breath-taking sunset in central Illinois on June 26, 2016…. Nature performing its best artwork  – it was simply just beautiful and mesmerizing.

#Photography:Beautiful Sunrise in Illinois

These were taken early morning around 5:30-6am in Illinois. The first two are near Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital and the last one is along the interstate heading toward Arcola, IL.  -Like my photography page on Facebook at:https://www.facebook.com/CloudofMind/ – and I now have an art page on Facebook too: https://www.facebook.com/OriginalArtbyAriana/

Photography: Wicked Storm Clouds in Arthur, IL Today

Had a little bit of a storm in Arthur, Illinois today and there were some wicked storm clouds. Naturally, I had to go out to photograph them and share…

Photography: Spring Clouds in Arthur, Illinois

  Spring clouds are starting to appear in Arthur, Illinois…. .The weather is getting warmer, and the sky is just turing beautiful with color and puffy prominent clouds…

Photography: “Tree of Life”

This past Sunday, it was a pretty cloudy afternoon. I went out to take some photos. I have used this tree a lot in some of my photos. Some have said it looks simiilar to the “Tree of Life” too….