A beautiful day for a bike ride north along the lafefront, past mansions & scenic vistas… past lighthouses & Ravinia Festival. Through Openlands Lakeshore Preserve & Fort Sheridan. Pedaling north until the “Path Ends” much like a Shel Silverstein book. HA!!! Then a quick lunch at Waukegan Harbor, and then a return trip home.

Only after hanging out at the Waukegan Lighthouse… where you could actually see Chicago way off in the distance!!! Funny I’ve never noticed that before?!

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday was all windy & splashy. Today, not so much. It was much quieter along the lakefront this morning with a bit of a haze over the lake. A nice morning ride… albeit except for the flat tire I got halfway through! ugh.

Plenty of clouds & plenty of pretty. It was another beautiful morning to be outside playing along the lakefront today. And it sure does feel like Fall now… crispy & chilly… I even had to pull out the long sleeves & gloves this morning! Yikes!… too soon, too soon!!!

Clouded reflections with just a few fleeting moments of sunrise peeking through… before disappearing behind the clouds again. Luckily for us, the clouds moved out later in the day and we had a beautiful day. Perfect for the first day of October!!!

Another morning with gusty winds, crashing waves & plenty of clouds!!! I thought there might be a good potential sunrise in there somewhere… hoping for some fun colors… but the clouds just weren’t playing along!!! Their timing was off & the dark grayness won out. The first half of my ride was great fun with a strong tailwind… the ride back, not so much! Head down, tucked into aero-bars & pedal on!!!

Now for a quick shower & back out to Barrington for Day Two of ART IN THE BARN!!!

Lots of clouds & lots of crashing waves!!! It seemed like the wind was coming from all directions?! It was a tough ride… seemingly with a headwind all the time?! We had some great colors to kick it off, but when the clouds took over the grayness… the waves were there to make it all worthwhile!!!

Kicking off the first day of Fall… with a cloudy morning bike ride. Lots of clouds with lots of sunrise potential. Or so I thought? We started with a good splash of color low on the horizon. But then the clouds took over & the color dissipated to total grayness. And now we’re supposed to get light rain all day… which is fine because we really need it! I can almost hear my plants breathing a collective sign of relief!!!

Looks like another beautiful day for the last day of Summer! Clear skies, calm waters & sparkling reflections. A little warm & humid… another sweaty ride… perfectly Summery!

We finally got some clouds… a splash of color early on before the clouds took over! After several days of clear skies, I was happy to see a bit of “drama” on the horizon this morning. Clear skies are fine, but I enjoy a good clouded sunrise so much more!!!

Another quiet morning… warm with just a little wisp of a cloud flying low on the horizon.