Category Archives: Outdoors

Not quite Spring

But things are starting to look up here. While out on my tricycle ride today, I saw some boats tooling around in the harbor. Last week I was out on the lakefront trail in shorts. It snowed two days later.

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St Lucy’s Day

13 December is Saint Lucy’s Day, and we joined the Santa Lucia procession through the neighborhood. Sponsored by our local Swedish American Museum, this event features a group of young girls leading the procession while singing carols. One of them … Continue reading

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Chicago Rat Tour

Actually, the Chicago Underground Tour (with Rats). This is an interesting, entertaining, and informative tour of some below street level areas downtown. CVH, who does not care for rats, did not join me. Long ago, downtown Chicago along the river … Continue reading

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Late Summer Chicago

We’ve had some lovely sunsets here lately. I took these pictures from Meditation Point.

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Not in Kansas

A lovely day in Chicago, and we went to see Oz Park. This is a lovely little park in the tony Lincoln Park neighborhood. Why it’s called Lincoln Park I do not understand, because it’s not really that close to … Continue reading

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Springtime. Bluebonnets. Tulips.

Each spring in Texas, every Texan takes grandma and/or the kids on the road (out 290 for Houstonians) and takes pictures of them sitting in a bluebonnet field. I believe this is required by statute in Texas. We do not … Continue reading

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Merchandise Mart

Nothing particularly special, it’s just that I went by the Merchandise Mart on my walk this morning, and thought it looked really nice in the sun.

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Chalk Howard Street

We took the L up to Rogers Park and the Chalk Howard Street festival. Chalk artists from around the country came to chalk up Howard Street, including this shot of Chicago native Harrison Ford climbing up out of the ground. … Continue reading

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Chicago Summer (sort of)

It’s Memorial Day weekend! Traditional start of Chicago summer. People flock to the beach. There were a lot of people out there today in shorts, t-shirts, and sandals. Because it’s the start of summer. They weren’t going to let the … Continue reading

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Spring, 2022

Each Spring, Chicago plants billions (well, at least a million) tulips along Michigan Avenue. Each Spring, Chicago raises the bridges downtown to let sailboats that have been in storage all winter out into the lake. Each Spring, Chicago finally warms … Continue reading

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