Last Summer Boat Trip on the Illinois River - 7th September 2014

Final day out tubing

Classic Car Show - Peoria 31st May 2014

Luna Eclipse seen from our Garden - 15th April 2014 at 2:27am

"Blood Moon" Shot from my back garden at 2:27am on the 15th April.

Spring in Peoria - 8th April 2014

Spring has officially arrived in Peoria. The trees in the ravine at the rear of our house have at last decided to sprout buds. Following this record winter of cold and snow, it is such a relief to find that spring is at last approaching. To add to the spring excitement we have Friday and Saturday temperatures forecast to be in the low 20's Celsius. Yippee.

First buds of spring - April 2014 Peoria

Fox Squirrel finding the last nut of winter - April 2014 Peoria

Biggest Cup Cake in Peoria? 5th February 2014

So we arrived at Bernardi's North Knoxville for our weekly get together with friends, and out comes this huge chocolate cup cake. You can see that Silvia is very happy, as this was a gift for her from Vicky for Silvia's birthday, which by the way has lasted 3 months now.

Why do some peoples birthdays seem to go on forever, and mine lasts 24 hours?

Winter Storm Maximus

1st February Peoria was hit by 'Winter Storm Maximus' which dumped 5" snow. Temperatures reached a maximum of -11C during the day on Sunday 1st February, a with -19C forecast overnight. The bad news is 'Gertie' the groundhog predicts a late spring, with winter lasting another 6 weeks in Peoria, lets hope she is wrong, as the first snow fell in November, and we have had snow on the ground ever since.

Polar Vortex

2 weeks ago it was -26C in the daytime. 21st January the daytime temperatures were -16C, Wednesday 22nd it was -22C, and Thursday -23C Friday 24th was -16C, and More snow and Arctic conditions are forecast through February. Below are some pictures of the Peoria area.

11th November 2013 - First snow of the season

Around 1" of snow fell today. In our 3.5 years in Peoria, this is the earliest we have seen snow fall in the winter season. Overnight temperatures fell to -8 Celsius (18 Fahrenheit). The record low for 11th of November in Peoria was recorded in 1995 and was -11 Celsius (13 Fahrenheit).

Illinois Sun Sets

 

 

 





Peoria Chiefs - 14th July 2012

Peoria Chiefs beat Bowling Green Hot Rods after 10 ends at O'brien Field with a final score of 8 to 9. The event was followed by a Fireworks Display, and then a concert by the Boat Drunks.