Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: bike, sunrise

Just loving these last few days of Summer!
The weather was AMAZING again this morning…
warm & humid with a gentle breeze for an easy ride home.

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another quiet sunrise morning. Very little breeze. Very little movement. It felt very “quiet” as I pedaled along the lakefront. At least until we had a nice moment with the sun rising behind one of Chicago’s “water cribs” out in the lake. Sometimes… timing is everything!

Categories: bike, sunrise

A quiet morning along the beach. Not much in the way of clouds… until a wispy patch of pastel clouds popped up out of nowhere?! And then it was back to a low-flying layer of clouds on the horizon with silhouettes of a lighthouse & sea grasses.

Categories: bike, sunrise

Not much in the way of clouds this morning… just some great criss-crossing contrails to make the sunrise special. Another warm morning… kinda feels like summer is hanging on a little longer! And I’m definitely here for it!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Just clear sailing up & down the lakefront bike trail this morning.
A bit of a breeze… and a bit more sweat!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Humid & warm as I headed out the door this morning. Not much in the way of clouds… just a dense layer hanging low on the horizon.

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another beautiful morning along the lakefront, although the humidity seems to have returned. I was kinda surprised when the sweat kicked-in… it’s been awhile since we’ve had such a humid morning?! Don’t care… I’m a great sweat-er!!! Just another part of my morning ritual.

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another morning with a good amount of clouds… but not such a good amount of color? I thought we might get a nice splash of color this morning… but instead, the sun popped out for a brief moment and then hid behind the clouds for the rest of my ride!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Yesterday we had a fleeting moment of sunrise… and the day seem to be fleeting by too as it was over before I knew it!!! But we had a sliver of sunrise color yesterday with good potential for more… but the clouds won out with some dramatic peek-thru’s along the way!

Categories: bike, sunrise

I don’t want this Summer to end!!! The weather this past couple weeks has been just AMAZING!!! A bit crisp in the morning, but stunning the rest of the day… sunny, warm but not hot, no humidity, slight breeze… what more could I ask for???