I'm always amazed, as I drive through Downtown Aurora, at the wonderfully crazy and colorful displays in the shop windows along Broadway street.
Usually though, I find myself in a time crunch on my way to another assignment and don't get a chance to stop and make something of these great storefronts.
That changed on Friday as I had a few minutes to wander before my next assignment. I stumbled upon this strapping fellow and his beautifully blue shirt and cowboy hat and had to make a photo or two.

As the clouds rolled in Photographer Marianne Mather photographed the Graduation ceremony at Naperville North High School.
What could have turned into a wet and cold night, became, "One of the best graduations I have shot!" said Marianne.
Here are a few from before the festivities began that didn't make it into the gallery.

The storms held off just long enough for Naperville Central to complete the graduation ceremony for the class of 2011.
I had a hard time narrowing down what photos to turn in because there were so many that I liked. The red gowns of the graduates just played too well off the cloudy blue sky. I was the proverbial, "kid in a candy store" as I walked through the rows of excited, yet freezing cold, seniors.
Here are a few that didn't make the gallery online, but I had to share...

A couple strikes of lightning caused Naperville Central's game against West Chicago to be delayed a little bit. What to do with that down time? Play Ball!

A Pakistan army soldier stands on top of the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Egyptian protesters chant anti-American slogans and hold copies of the Muslims holy book Quran, and a picture of al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, during a protest held by Islamist groups against the killing of Bin Laden, in front of the US embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 6, 2011. Several hundreds performed the funeral prayer for the absent, a special rite for the dead in the absence of a body. They then marched toward the U.S. embassy several kilometers away, growing in strength. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A man holds a banner as the English Defence League holds a counter demonstration against a pro-bin Laden protest outside the US Embassy in London, Friday, May 6, 2011. Radical cleric Anjem Choudary led a protest against the killing of Osama bin Laden outside the US Embassy in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Palestinian women are seen through the Palestinian flag as they take part in a rally celebrating the signing of a reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, May 4, 2011. International mediators should drop their demand that the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers recognize Israel, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday, just hours before his Western-backed government was to sign a reconciliation deal with Hamas. The accord, to be inked in Cairo, would end a four-year rift between the bitter rivals and pave the way for a joint caretaker government ahead of national elections next year. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

A power company lineman checks power lines in Pratt City, Ala., Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Utility companies are scrambling to restore services to the hard hit area before heavy rains arrive. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley laughs as he presides over his final City Council meeting, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Chicago. Daley, the longest serving mayor in Chicago history and one of the most powerful mayors in recent American history announced last Fall that he would not seek a seventh term, will be succeeded by Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff who quit his job in President Barack Obama's administration to return to Chicago to run. Emanuel is scheduled to be sworn in May 16. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

This photo provided by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom shows Akasha, a two-year-old female Bengal tiger, eyeing a chunk of meat underwater that was thrown into her pool at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif. on Thursday, May 5, 2011. Unlike most cats, tigers enjoy the water and with the hot temperatures in the area, the park's cats can often be seen lounging in the water. (AP Photo/Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Nancy Chan)

A horse makes it's way to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Friday, May 6, 2011, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

U.S Army operations Spec. Jeremy Hopkins from Task Force Lift "Dust Off", Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment stands on an overlook at Forward Operating Base Edi, in the volatile Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan, Thursday, May 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

People take part in a recreation of the Battle of Puebla during "Cinco de Mayo" celebrations in Mexico City, Thursday, May 5, 2011. On May 5, 1862, Mexican forces loyal to Benito Juarez defeated French troops sent by Napoleon III in the Battle of Puebla, in Puebla, central Mexico. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Libyans enjoy a day on a beach in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, May 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Last night, President Obama addressed our nation. It was a speech many Americans have been waiting to hear for 10 years.

People watched, not only in this country, but around the world, as the words scrolled across the screen proclaiming the news that the man who claimed responsibility for the attacks on the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001 had been killed.

And as the President concluded his speech, "with liberty and justice for all," people poured onto the streets of this country in jubilation, proclaiming that justice had prevailed even though another life was lost.

But around the world, as the death of a radical leader was announced, reactions were not all positive.

Some applauded while others condemned the killing while fueling their hatred for America.

Was it a country's victory or a country's revenge, or- does it matter either way? A man now rests among the thousands he has killed.

And so it will continue, the eyes of the world are on us as we continue to look out the world. We are put back on the defensive with our security heightened, it is in our leaders we must trust to make the right decisions to stay a step above those we fight against.

All photos © Associated Press