Morning sun on the wildflowers… with a bit of wildlife hanging out!

Mother Nature’s entry for another TEXTURE TUESDAY!

Pretty pastels with intricate details. One of my neighbors planted this new hydrangea bush in front of their condo… and I’m totally intrigued!

Such a beautiful color to start your day!!! That purple is practically GLOWING from the center out… morning “glory” indeed!!!

SO MANY TREES… hundreds & hundreds of trees torn apart, pulled out of the ground, twisted & ripped to shreds. Crazy!!! Last night’s devastating storm sure tore apart the lakefront. I was amazed at the sheer quantity & randomness of the destruction. They’re not saying it was a tornado… but it must have been pretty darn close. I’m sure it could have been a lot worse… and at least now the City will have plenty of FREE MULCH?!!!

Sometimes you just need a bigger photo to capture the morning’s sky show!

After yesterday’s crazy storm that blew right through The Windy City… I knew that there would be some trees & branches down this morning along the lakefront bike trail. But I had no idea just how bad it would be! The sunrise was a nice distraction from all of the natural destruction!

Just a few homes down the street from my condo there is this wonderful collection of lilies blooming in the front yard. Such an AMAZING collection of lilies all blooming at the same time… so many colors, so many textures and the aroma is perfectly overwhelming! Whoever is growing these… thank you from the entire neighborhood!!!

Looks like my back porch purple hyacinth bean vine is filling in nicely… weaving through my curtain of rusty gears. We should be seeing flowers in the next couple weeks!!!

Looks like one of my stamped & soda-fired mugs is off in the wilderness having a wonderful time camping & exploring the Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir in Colorado! Looks amazing out there… have a great trip Kristin & Camden!!! Thanks for taking “me” along with you on a vicarious vacation!!!