We shuttle back and forth along the perimeter of Seattle Harbor on nightly visits to my mother-in-law’s.
Monday in another city
Seattle at night, seen from a cab we took to my mother-in-law’s.
Sunday turned out to be a tough day to fly
Sunday turned out to be a tough day to fly. When my husband and I arrived at O’Hare it wasn’t snowing, but
The neon tunnel at O’Hare
Our flight to Seattle out of O’Hare has been considerably delayed, so I have time to write about the pedestrian tunnel, certainly one of the best things about the airport.
Gone
Tuesday our aunt passed away after being ill a long time.
Keeping the city beautiful
Two workers labor atop the control tower of the Wells Street Bridge, unmindful of the impression they make on passengers rumbling by on the morning el, surprised at their appearance in the morning gloom. Poised at the junction of the past and the future, they tinker with the innards of the historical bridge, the details…
Workward
Cars and pedestrians stream workward along Dearborn on a recent morning.
Good Morning from 1000 Liquors
The neon sign that proclaims “Good Morning” from above the doorway of 1000 Liquors is remarkable for its garishness.
From the Field Museum’s vaults
The Field Museum is doing a wonderful show featuring items originally shown at the 1893 World’s Fair.
Wreathed in the glamour of old-time gold
I love it when the Board of Trade Building looks grand and glorious, when it’s wreathed in fog and looks as though Batman could be capering about on its heights. A night like this, and the tower evokes the whole era that it was made in, when the Thin Man was in and the money…
The Elks Memorial at night
We travel, and suddenly it’s night.
Modern Tannenbaum
The Christmas tree inside the mall at 900 North Michigan is an impressive thing.
