The weather was perfect this morning for the annual Shamrock Shuffle. Twenty-three thousand runners flooding the streets of Chicago for the kick-off of the race season! A really fun run through the City with lots of great sights along the way.

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Prisms, rainbows & refractions in Weather Exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry.

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A valiant effort this morning. With one large dark cloud moving in…
we squeaked in a smidgeon of a sunrise before gray took over for the day.
Very moody. Very dark. But VERY cool!!!

And while the battle for sky space was going on up North…
the Chicago Skyline was enjoying some clear skies…. with more clouds slowly moving in!

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Gray & dreary this morning for the perfect “urban sunrise”?!

More clouds this morning, but still surprisingly warm.
Good color, but a few too many clouds for the sun to quite peek through.

And then the amazing color sky show ended… and we were plunged back into clouds.
Making the northern tip of Belmont Harbor look especially cold… but it wasn’t.

And a slightly still fogged-in Chicago skyline…

The “other side” of living Chicago. Clear sky sunrises… and the “cluttered” urban sunset!!!

Street art along Ashland Avenue in Chicago… taking a nap on the sidewalk?!

It was an uncharacteristically warm day today for January. So it was a perfect day for an afternoon bike ride… or perhaps even a Protest March downtown! The lake is now mostly melted… except for a few sections in the shadow of the skyline buildings.

Slushy lake. Cool breezes. And a beautiful afternoon for a few urban sunset shots.

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As a quick break in the middle of the day, we went for a quick spin on the new Centennial Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier. They were giving free rides from 10:00am-12:00pm. And lucky, one of our Pier Park friends was working and “hooked us up” in the special glass-bottomed gondola!!! Extra special views in the extra special car. WHOO-HOO… playing hookie!!!

Dawn was a bit freaked out by the ride…

While Tiffany was grinning & bearing it… while fighting back a smidgen of nausea and claustrophobia!

I, on the other hand, was giggling and goofing around like a four-year old… which I’m pretty sure didn’t help matters any?!!!

“Floating” out of my seat above the glass-bottomed floor!

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Celebrating the “holiday” with some Chicago Mix… cheddar & caramel corn mixed together!!!
With an added bonus… Buy any medium bag today and get a FREE upgrade to Large
at any Garrett’s Popcorn in Chicago!!! So we did…. twice!!!

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