Admittedly, I’m familiar with the saying, “You don’t own the view.” Still, it bothers me that construction will soon begin on a medical building that will alter our view.
Wedding march
A bride’s attendants, imbued with calm order and responsibility, tread the sidewalk outside Chicago’s Fourth Presbyterian Church Saturday afternoon.
Three humans and a frog
Visitors to Madison’s Olbrich Botanical Gardens focus on a frog on a lily leaf.
A Monday afternoon at the beach
Forlorn while the city is at work.
Honest grime
For every building in the city that’s been spiffed up to within an inch of its life, there’s another that has been left to gather dust in peace, aging gracefully or becoming grossly disfigured with time.
Comfort zones
I woke up to realize that my cell phone was missing. It had slipped out of my pocket during my commute. Miraculously, it turned up in the lost-and-found of a bus terminal at Jackson and Kedzie. My husband agreed to go out there with me to pick it up. We drove out the Eisenhower to…
The blue bikes
Bike sharing has come to Chicago. Blue bikes are turning up everywhere. Anyone used the new system yet? Here’s a link to follow if you want to learn more.
Belvidere Oasis
On the way back from Madison, we stopped at the Belvidere Oasis to take a break from all the tiresome construction on the Illinois Tollway.
Market day in Madison
The Saturday farmers’ market in Madison, Wisconsin, is pretty famous. Visiting it was one of the highlights of our time there this weekend. The market is held on the sidewalks of the capitol square. Dane County, where Madison is located, is a highly prosperous agricultural region. I rolled out of bed early Saturday and reached…
Madison at night
An impressionistic view of Madison’s State Street at night, taken from inside a café.
Madison weekend
We’re in Madison this weekend, celebrating a friend’s birthday. The weather is beautiful and we’re having a great time. The view from our hotel room is a soothing, small-town view, with Lake Mendota in the background. . . . Will write more when I can.
Sunset over a strip
I am grateful for the heavens. They compensate for much that is ugly or just banal in human existence.
