http://malandsteve.com/megapixel a daily photoblog by Stephen Haas Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:40:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A pair of goslings look for food in a grassy area near Lake Decatur at Cannon Park Wednesday, April 29, 2009, in Decatur, Ill. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/29/babies/ Sangamon Valley High School sophomore Casey Acree lifts weights in the school's weight room Monday, April 27, 2009, in Niantic, Ill. Acree, who was born without a lower left arm, plays football, basketball and track at the school. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/28/weights/ Illinois Orange Team's Supo Sanni (32) waits with teammates for a play to start during the annual Spring Game at Memorial Stadium Saturay, April 25, 2009, on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign, Ill. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/27/defense/ Portraits hang on a wall on the second floor at the Gov. Richard J. Oglesby Mansion Thursday, April 23, 2009, in Decatur, Ill. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/26/portraits/ A thermostat with large print is seen in the living room of an independent-living apartment during the grand opening celebration at the Primrose Retirement Community Thursday, April 23, 2009, in Decatur, Ill. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/25/thermostat/ Strands of beads hang from the wall at MCM Designs in the Franklin Street Mall Thursday, April 23, 2009, in Decatur, Ill. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/24/beads/ Muffley Elementary School fifth-graders Andrew Gaultney (left), 11, Michael Briggs (center), 10, and Courtney Love, 11, work to get their strings untangled while flying kites as part of Earth Day activities in the field behind the school Wednesday, April 22, 2009, in Decatur, Ill. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/23/strings/ A student's kite is seen flying above the field behind Muffley Elementary School Wednesday, April 22, 2009, in Decatur, Ill. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/22/kite/ Green pitching practice screens are seen stacked against the wall of a dugout during a game behind McGaughey Grade School Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Mount Zion, Ill. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/21/netting/ Ring-Billed Gulls fight over a piece of bread along the shore of Lake Decatur in Nelson Park Monday, April 20, 2009, in Decatur, Ill. http://malandsteve.com/megapixel/2009/04/20/gulls-2/