It’s gonna be another hot one! We had some beautiful clouds this morning. So it was a bit cooler & breezier to start the day. With no glaring sunshine to make it feel even hotter. But the prediction for today’s heat wave says otherwise… so hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

Hot & sweaty… a bit of a hazy & humid morning. Not a good sign when it is already in the 80’s at sunrise?! Today is going to be a HOT one! Stay safe & stay hydrated! I went through two water bottles during my ride this morning… I drank one, and poured the other one over my head!!!

My first “free” Saturday in a MONTH!!! While I love doing art fairs, four in a row has been a bit exhausting. So it felt great this morning to get up and have a leisurely sunrise bike ride. Sure, the stunning sunrise colors weren’t too shabby either!!!

Low-flying clouds along the horizon… beautiful, but practically blocking the sunrise?! The wind was blowing, and I was afraid that that large cloud would move a smidge to the south and block it completely. Luckily, we had a brief moment of sunrise before heading back behind the clouds.

After a long weekend of pottery-fun… it was great to get back on my bike this morning for a relaxing sunrise ride. I’ve just made it through four art fairs in four weeks, so it felt great to get back to a bit of “normal” this morning… and “normal” was BEAUTIFUL!!!

Dramatic clouds to start the morning… with a little “window” of opportunity. I kept hoping that the sunrise would align with that window… and it almost did!!! But not quite. Yet still a beautiful morning for a morning ride!!!

A pretty moody & dramatic morning along the lakefront. Beautiful saturated colors with golden reflections shimmering on the waves. A great way to start the morning before heading back to Schaumburg for Day Two of the PRAIRIE ARTS FESTIVAL. Yesterday was full of beautiful blue skies… this morning is starting with clouds, and the forecast seems to get worse throughout the day. Good thing pottery looks good when it’s wet… because it seems like we might be getting some rain later this afternoon. So come out to Schaumburg and say “Hi” if you see me hunkered down in my tent!!!

Plenty of clouds this morning… with high hopes for some wonderful sunrise potential. However… it dabbled with some color, but the clouds won out all too soon. A flash of color early on… and then pretty much gray the rest of the day!

“On a clear day, rise and look around you.
And you’ll see who – just who you are.”

Today was one of those mornings…
where you could “see forever, and ever and ever… and evermore.”

The morning started with some dark & gloomy clouds. Thinking it could go either way… with lots of sunrise potential. Luckily, the sun made it through just enough to color the clouds… but never quite made a full morning appearance.

The clouds won!