Suddenly, like a loose tooth, the old tree was gone.
Wooden living room
For all the family and friends who’ve ever sat in these chairs and whiled away the time with us.
DIY
Repairs trigger episodes of suspense, drama, pride, anguish, and (often) comedy.
It was Earth Day
Happy at the prospect of the temperature hitting sixty, we climbed in the car and headed for the Kesling Preserve.
A stone speaks
The stone read “You’ve got this.” That gave me pause.
A sinuous energy
Inside this global pandemic is a golden moment when we have the perfect excuse to be families, nothing more.
“We need joy”
Mr C insists that we must go traipsing two times a week.
The river in March
The river reflects the grey bark of the trees, and the sky, which is a dazzling, deep, violet-tinged blue.
Sea-change
As we prepare for an event we can’t begin to imagine, an invisible agent approaches, pushing out what was convenient, convivial, and carefree.
The mature plantings
The thousands of stubby spring seedlings that the landscape crews planted are now fulfilling an anonymous designer’s vision.
The Wildflowers at Montrose Beach
It was an unexpected pleasure to see so many showy and unusual plants in one day.
Chicago LaSalle Currency Exchange, RIP
Going into this small boxy building plunged me into a microcosm of Chicago where urgent, even desperate transactions were the norm.
