With a layer of cloudes on the horizon, the “first” sunrise was so fast & bright red.
Sadly, it was there and gone before I could snap a photo!

Luckily, when the sun finally broke out “over” the cloud mass, the sky lit up
with a golden glow… and a beautiful “second” sunrise!

Like ships that pass in the night… or at least sit in the harbor every morning…
it was another beautiful sunrise along the lakefront this morning.

After another morning of crazy thunderstorms yesterday,
it was nice to have a quiet ride along the lakefront this morning.
Calm… Relaxing… Serene…   perfect before I start another hectic week at Summer Camp!

A beautiful sunrise over Northerly Island.
A little known, and rarely visited, natural prairie park in downtown Chicago
hidden nicely next to the Adler Plantarium along the lakefront.

And thinking of my friend (and fellow summer camp counselor) Karen Mansfield
who loves Northerly Island and all of the the birds who live & migrate there.

And oh, but wait there’s more…
Karen has also just started the “adventure of a lifetime.”
She’s starting up in Maine… and hiking the entire Appalachian Trail by herself!
She’s estimating it to be a 5-month journey to make the entire trek from Maine to Georgia.
So we’re wishing her luck for great travels, great weather and great memories!
all said with more than a touch of envy & jealousy…

Enough of the crazy storms!
The past couple days have been a random mix of sun and CRAZY storms!
storm… sun… storm… sun… beautiful… humidity… storm… lightning… wind… ugly!
Last night it rained so hard & fast that the parking lot at the health club was flooded
with about 5″ of water. I had to take my shoes off just to get to my car!

And then this morning it’s yet another “red sky morning.”
Luckily, the forecast doesn’t show any storms today?! we’ll see…
the old adage has in fact held true for the past couple days!

What started out as a clear sunrise morning  turned into a dramatic sky show.
It started as a pretty pink sky… which always makes you think of that old adage…
“Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning.”

And when I turned around, there was another cloud that caught my attention.
Something sure seems to be brewing “back on land” and headed my way.

But as the clouds blew over, it created another striking sunrise over the lake.
A little more golden as the sun rose high enough to meet the encroaching clouds.

Enough said…

A cloudy morning. A beautiful sunrise. A wonderful morning ride.

And then the sun broke through… and the pink sky turned bright orange
with a beautiful reflection on the water and wonderful shadow on the cement shoreline.

Just like The Beatles classic song…

Here comes the sun,
Here comes the sun.
And I say, it’s alright.

And… It seems like years since it’s been here.

Okay, so there were a few puddles to dodge along the way… but it’s still alright.
It just seems like we’ve had some crazy storms for so long, it was great to see the sun
come out this morning… and the forecast is saying it might stick around for awhile!