With the Minnesota weather being a little colder than Chicago’s… it was fun to see their crabapple trees just starting to bloom as ours are already starting to peter-out. These two flowering trees were at Guillermo’s stop along the Minnesota Pottery Tour.

One of my all-time favorite trees… stunning Redbud Trees in full bloom along the lakefront bike trail. I love how flowers that grow along all of the branches… as well as the graceful sweeping & arching shapes the branches make. A beautiful area full of Spring colors & natural beauty. It doesn’t get much better than this!!!

A colorful contrast of colors & textures. With shiny green leaves on crusty wooden vines… and colorful crabapple flowers in stark contrast to the beautiful blue skies!

Blue skies. Warm breezes. Another great day of pedaling along the lakefront.

Celebrating a little TEXTURE TUESDAY with these crazy-cool leaves sprouting out on sumac branches in the neighborhood.

Celebrating a little bit of EARTH DAY today with admiration & appreciation of the beautiful Spring flowers along the bike trail this morning. Crab apple blossoms to start your Saturday… and your Earth Day! So go outside… and see something beautiful in nature!

Late night pear tree blooms in the evening glow of a streetlight… as I drive home from the studio after teaching class tonight. Quiet evening serenity & natural beauty.

A couple days of HOT “summer” weather here in Chicago… and we suddenly have a lot of flowers blooming everywhere! Like these beautiful azaleas… that might not be so happy come Monday when we’re forecast to get MORE SNOW!!! Welcome to Spring in Chicago!!!

Okay, so I’m supposed to be home today “starting” to work on my taxes. But when it’s this nice outside.. how can I really be expected to stay inside??? Right? So I “might” have stepped outside for a hot minute for an afternoon bike ride along the lakefront. And it was glorious… and my favorite little blue scilla flowers are in full bloom along the way!

Looks like Adam made it out to Illinois Beach State Park again… and the fortune cookie scavenger hunt is still on!!! Yep, I placed twenty-three ceramic fortune cookies out there over New Years Weekend… 23 for 2023… and apparently people are still finding them! Thanks for keeping us posted Adam… and congrats on adding another fortune cookie to your collection!