With an amazing “double” sky show going on this morning, I needed a few good panoramic photos to capture the beauty!

And I LOVE how this one captures “both” sunrises East AND West!!!

The centerpiece of Chicago’s Grant Park. Buckingham Fountain looked fantastic today. From the bike trail, the fountain looked really cool with the sun coming from behind. Part of the fun is how the water and the fountain looks so different from all different sides. The light playing off the water. The marble of the fountain glistening. The water spraying out all over the place… and with today’s wind, sprinkling all over the plaza.

After yesterday’s amazing sunrise, today was quite the opposite!!!
No sun. No rise. Just clouds and a LOT of wind!!!

On a good note… the lifeguard chairs are back. A welcome harbinger of Summer!!!

Sure this morning was a downpour… so I rolled over and went back to sleep.
But yesterday… the clouds were rolling through and “threatening” rain. I dodged the majority of it, but felt a couple sprinkles. I especially love when you can actually see the rain falling from the clouds… and it’s NOT on me!!!

After the sprinkles… after the rain… the clouds were still lingering blocking
any chance of a real sunrise. Instead we got wonderful drama!

Tonight we went to see “The Book of Mormon” downtown.
The 2011 Tony Award winning Best Musical is back in town for a limited time.
And since I somehow missed it the first time it came through Chicago, there was no way I would miss it this time around!

It was a great show. So funny. So witty. So offensive to many?!
When a show is written by the same guys who write “South Park”… you kinda know what you’re in for. It’s so funny… and always an “equal opportunity offender.” No topic, group or stereotype is off limits. And with the main focus on the Mormon religion, there’s a LOT of ground to cover!!!

Click here for a YouTube video of the show’s opening number (and my favorite)
“Hello” as performed at the 2012 Tony Awards.

And if you want more…
Here’s another video – “I Believe” performed by Andrew Rannells at the 2011 Tonys.
“I believe… that plan involves me getting my own planet.”

Today started out cloudy, and ended up being sunny.
Quite the opposite of yesterday.

But the morning skies left no room for a sunrise of any kind.
The clouds & morning mist were so heavy you couldn’t even see the downtown skyline?!…
let alone twenty feet in front of you?!

Yep… the skyscrapers should be there somewhere?…
at the end of the lights on Lake Shore Drive. Gone, but not forgotten…

This morning was warm…
and I started out a little earlier than normal.
So it was darker, moodier and had a cool crescent moon!

The early sky was layered with understated colors.
Soon enough the clouds came began encroaching as the sun was trying to peek through.

As the clouds rolled in, so did the drama. Creating some wonderful contrast & shadows.

This morning started out a bit foggy & damp. Warmer than we’re used to.
Which was great as I knew all of the puddles were actually puddles… and not frozen!

With the low-lying marine layer of clouds over the lake, it was a “slow burn” as the sun kept trying to make its way out. It took quite awhile… but finally succeeded.

On the ride back home I found this great section where the big Winter melt is creating these wonderful “lakes” – perfect for some beautiful morning reflections!

Big, wide open skies.
Big, wide open panoramic photo!!!

Temperatures are dropping in Chicago tonight…
and here’s the closest we get to a “waterfall” here in the City.

Frozen gutters… luckily, NOT at my condo building!!!