Chicago Trip Pic of the Day
A little walk on the Millennium Trail, which dead-ends in the neighborhood of my current hosts, Jeff and Dawn.
For your ocular pleasure
Here’s a few keepers from the Chicago trip that go beyond the A-Z series. Everything behind the jump is from my day at the Art Institute with some of my dearest friends. And I’m not just talking about the Monets – which, we’ve discussed, Jimmy, make me powerfully emotional. This pic is courtesy of my [...]
Chicago – A-to-Z
Chicago is a city of icons. You realize this quickly when trying this A-Z picture-taking walk downtown. The city has a character and it comes through strongly in its public lettering. Chicago letters are robust and classic – those Roman and Gothic influences chiseled everywhere you look. It can be a little chilly – you [...]
Chicago 09/10 – Trading Sights for Shoe Leather
(Many months old, but the pictures are new to you!) Maybe I give the impression that there isn’t a nook left in downtown Chicago I haven’t explored, but this is thoroughly untrue. City be big, you may have heard. Usually only one or two of my days on these winter trips are spent exploring on [...]
2010
I have a borrowed computer, and a few minutes of warmth and quiet before I set out for the trains and the suburbs and the final days of my visit. I started this trip with a lot of unconfirmed plans (including where I would be sleeping some nights!), wobbly health, and the sense that maybe [...]