Crazy winds & crazy waves this morning! Not quite the beautiful sunrise we’ve gotten used to this week… but still great fun playing along the lakefront early this morning before the temps soar back up!!! Guess I picked the wrong day to “start” my swim training?! Maybe I’ll start tomorrow?… or not. Ha!!!

After a wonderful string of beautiful sunrises, we knew that it had come to an end at some point. But maybe not quite yet today. While today was another hot & steamy ride, the beautiful colors were fleeting… stunning at first, then pastoral & serene… before the gray clouds moved and the sunrise was blocked and back then to gray… and still SWEATY!!!

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With a hazy-foggy start to the day… the skyline was engulfed in fog & dappled clouds.

With all of the rain we’ve had this Spring, even Lake Michigan is FLOODED!!! The orange railings are “supposed” to be at the water’s edge… with a water level being about a foot lower than the cement edge. Needless to say, the water is high enough to cover the jogging path… and almost makes it up to the bike lanes!!!

I’ve always said that “the best part of biking, is stopping.”
Especially when the end of the ride is across the street from Superdawg…
which was extra tasty after our wonderful day of riding!!!

With a surprising start to a surprisingly nice day, it was good to see that sliver of sunrise color coming through before the sun went away behind the clouds. The forecast wasn’t so good for this weekend… but it looks like we’re off to a good start… with another BEAUTIFUL sunrise!!!

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After teaching Summer Camp yesterday, I got to sneak in a quick 36-mile bike ride before coming back to teach my night class. You know I “had to” take advantage of the nice weather… as the next few days don’t look so good. Very cool to see that one big cloud hanging low & hovering amidst the Chicago Skyline.

Yesterday morning was gray & dreary…
with a lot of misty fog hanging low along the lake. It wasn’t raining…
but I was SOAKED by the time I got home from my morning bike ride!

And yes, somewhere back there in the fog “should be” the Chicago Skyline!!!

Along with some overflowing lake edges… the water level should be about a foot below the cement edge.

So I was just driving home from the studio, when I received a text message from PNC Bank saying that my account was locked and I needed to log-in to verify & secure my account. And then just three minutes later, I drive to where my local TCF Bank is at the Jewel-Osco only to find it is surrounded by police cars… apparently the bank has been robbed or something? Crazy odd coincidence??? Now I’m pretty sure I don’t even have a PNC account. But I called the phone number just to double-check and she said it was a completely fraudulent text that was sent to me. And that it just must be some crazy, wacky coincidence that TCF is surrounded by cop cars at the same time?! We serve & protect. Yes please, protect my MONEY!

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Picture perfect skies… with plenty of hot pastrami piled high on the side!