Huge THANKS to the fix-it guys at VILLAGE CYCLE CENTER. I was in need of a sudden repair service yesterday… beyond crusty & crunchy! So bad that people were staring & I felt like it was just gonna fall apart if I pedaled too hard! Ha! And today I was back on the road with some new parts & pieces… pedaling smoothly & silently. All thanks to Rus, the team… and my favorite bike shop in Chicago in Old Town.

Looks like someone has been “cleaning out” the Lake… and fishing out a few DIVVY rental bikes! Seems like there has been a “rash” of these lately along the lakefront. But this one looked great this morning in a sunshiney monochromatic kinda way! Loving the crusted seaweed on the spokes!!!

With the sun playing behind the clouds over the lake, the clouds were also sweeping across the City this morning. Wispy white clouds blowing through crisp blue skies!

With today being a national holiday, I had a little extra time to pedal further this morning. So after the sunrise colors dissipated & the sun retreated behind the clouds, I continued south down to Promontory Point. It was then that the clouds lit up & splashed across the sky. Layers of puffy clouds… some light, some dark… creating dramatic contrast in the sky & on the water.

The City doesn’t look so big from above.
Very pretty though… be back soon!!!

On a gorgeous day like today, you can’t really expect me to be inside ALL day doing my taxes, can you?! I just wonder if my bike can be a “write-off” for some kinda “Mental Well-being” category?!!!

It’s been a snowy week in Chicago at “The Friendly Confines”!

A fun & festive evening with friends at the Chicago Botanic Garden for LIGHTSCAPE… and amazing collection of holiday lights & art installations! I’ve been to the gardens many, many times… but this was my very first time going for their holiday light show… and I was BLOWN AWAY!!! Stunning lights, colors, holiday music & photo-ops everywhere you turn! Scroll down through the photos to follow my “journey” through the holiday gardens of LIGHTSCAPE.

Last night was another night of theater… and somehow the Cadillac Palace Theater never fails to amaze me. Such beautiful architecture with craftsmanship like they just don’t make anymore!

Wispy clouds & colorful contrails crossing the sky this morning.
Quiet with a slight breezy chill in the air.