Looks like someones DIVVY bike went for a swim… and didn’t make it out for awhile?! Always fun when they come around and start fishing out the bikes that have been “deposited” into the Lake… and there are always more than you think!

A few moments of pastel sunrise colors… and then back to gray. An other quiet morning pedaling along the lakefront. Happy to have some color back in the sunrise sky… even if it was short-lived.

It was a dark & moody start to the day… with a lot of sunrise potential. I was really hoping for some dramatic sunrise colors this morning… but instead I just got clouds. And I as I pedaled towards the City, you could see a bunch of dark rain clouds moving in!!! Abort!!!… turn around and pedal back FAST!!! Luckily, the rain seemed to stay south of the City and I made it home dry! Sweaty, but dry!

Rippled reflections on another quiet morning along the lake. With a heavy layer of “clouds” along the horizon, the sunrise was delayed a bit… but well worth the wait!

Quiet colors. Pastoral pastels. Shrouded sunrise. Not really sure if it’s clouds or smoke from the Canadian wildfires still? But either way, it made for another dramatic start to my day. I’ll take it.

No sun. No sunrise. Another monochromatic morning along the lakefront. It had some good potential, but the clouds never lit up!

Another quiet morning along the lake. The waves were rolling in as the sun was rising slowly through a hazy layer of clouds… err, maybe some of the “smoke” on the horizon from the Canadian wildfires? Not quite as crazy as what New York is experiencing… but it made for a cool red sunrise nonetheless.

Pastoral colors & serene reflections… a great way to start the day before heading back to Burlington Park for Day Two of the HINSDALE FINE ARTS FESTIVAL. I always enjoy Day Two… as the tent & shelves are already up, just a little replenishing and we’re ready to go! So much easier & relaxing than setting it all up on Day One! It looks like another beautiful day… so be sure to swing by to say “Hi” from 10:00am-5:00pm.

Another quiet morning with a few clouds gently wafting through. A nice respite from this week’s “heatwave” with slightly cooler morning temps & a nice breeze along the lakefront.

A quiet start to a shortened week. Serene sunrise reflections with just a few clouds playing in the sky. A great way to start our four-day work week… except for those of us that have an art fair next weekend… which makes it a SIX-DAY work week for me!!!