Celebrating the New Year the Chicago way!
I love getting out of town to see friends… but always good to see the skyline again!

Okay I tried… I really did. But my plan of working all day setting up my Home Show got totally sidelined by my bike & some stunning weather!!! Today we almost hit 70-degrees & sunny… while tomorrow the temps are supposed to drop more than 20-degrees!!! So this might have been our last chance for sleeveless bike riding through gorgeous Fall colors!!! So I seized the moment!!!

Well, not anymore… after a week in Alaska is felt great to be making it back home. Of course after a great nap on the plane… it was nice to see the bright lights of Chicago through the airplane window. THANK YOU ALASKA for an amazing week… so beautiful, so many great memories. Thanks to everyone who made my trip so memorable!!!

It turned out to be another gorgeous Fall day. But it started with a LOT OF CLOUDS!!! Crazy-cool clouded drama along the lakefront… unsure if we would ever see the sun?! But gradually the sun made its way through the clouds… finding a little opening. Great colors… great sunrise… great surprise!

Cool & breezy… but luckily not as cold as the past couple days! The wind was pretty gusty in areas… and the tailwind was pretty nice riding back home! Not many clouds in the sky… just a few gently drifting across the morning sky.

Early morning skyline sunrise vibes.

Another beautiful morning with plenty of clouds & plenty of color to go around! Started a bit dark, dreary. & windy.. but it sure made up for that with another amazing skyshow!

Does it get any better than this???

Bigger skyshows need bigger pictures!!!

And sometimes bigger sunrise skyshows simple “require” bigger panoramic photos!!!