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.
Holy Name and a hole in the ground
Holy Name Cathedral will soon be an inconspicuous facade on a canyon-like street.
The stones on the sill
How different they are!
The dunes at Montrose
In the year or so since my last visit, this section of the Chicago lakefront has grown considerably more wild.
Mutilating an antique
The chair was making my husband sneeze, and he was threatening to put it out at the curb.
Mass society
Standing in front of a trough more or less destroys the point of glancing into a mirror.
Beachside Gardens
Over the weekend, I made my first summer pilgrimage to Beachside Gardens.
A day of rest
Church-going doesn’t get the attention it used to, which is a shame because devotion is profoundly satisfying.
A loving good-bye
At a crematorium, a tribute to one who “never shirked any duty” and was “a fantastic mom.”
Inside out
From our fourth floor room, we look out on old and new Seattle, with the charming old Smith Tower commanding the center.
A final visit
Only toward the end of the flight was Earth visible through a layer of damp hazy air.
