The perfect start to my Christmas morning as the clouds came rolling through.
It was a beautiful ride with practically no one else on the bike trail.
Like I had the whole place to myself. A wonderful gift. Merry Christmas to ME!!!

Another cold & cloudy morning bike ride with beautiful reflections rippling on the Lake. The sun tried, and tried, but the clouds won out until later in the morning. No real sunrise again! Still better than rain… or even worse, snow?!

Some dramatic clouds blowing over Navy Pier.. which looks a bit strange without the iconic Ferris Wheel?! Looking forward to the new one this Summer.

Another morning ride without a sunrise. At least it wasn’t raining like yesterday.
You gotta love the City’s “glow” on clouded mornings like these.

The bigger the sky show, the bigger the photo needs to be!

Yesterday’s ride was pretty stunning… but today was even better.
The early morning cloud-cover was full of potential. And it definitely did not disappoint.

ANOTHER SUNRISE MORNING STUNNER.

Meanwhile, back over the City’s skyline…

And by “sunrise” I mean clouds & fog. No sunrise this morning.
Just darkness & drama with “colored” fog over the skyline and blue clouds blowing over the Lake.

Down on Chicago’s Navy Pier, there are these beautiful remembrance medallion markers embedded in the concrete at the far end of the Pier. A symbolic row of flags, a large maritime anchor and a majestic view of Lake Michigan. A fitting tribute to branches of the US Military. And a fitting ‘Thank You’ for those who have served.

Finally made it home after a long delay in Dallas… over 2-1/2 hours of waiting.
Always good to see the hustle & bustle of O’Hare Airport again…
and the vaulted ceilings of the American Airlines terminal.

So the new sculpture is done. Finally installed.
It’s kind of fun to a something “new” to play with on my morning bike ride photo adventures. Although I’m still thinking Don Quixote. Still thinking Jesus. Still not a fan… but that’s just me.

The sky was covered with clouds.
And I loved the way the City glowed pink with the lights reflecting.

For the longest time I thought we would never even get a sunrise. But then, lo and behold, the clouds opened up just a little bit at  just the right time. I appreciated how the sunbeams “projected” up onto the other clouds as the sun came shining through.