Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: bike, Chicago, sunrise

Another morning with gusty winds, crashing waves & plenty of clouds!!! I thought there might be a good potential sunrise in there somewhere… hoping for some fun colors… but the clouds just weren’t playing along!!! Their timing was off & the dark grayness won out. The first half of my ride was great fun with a strong tailwind… the ride back, not so much! Head down, tucked into aero-bars & pedal on!!!

Now for a quick shower & back out to Barrington for Day Two of ART IN THE BARN!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Lots of clouds & lots of crashing waves!!! It seemed like the wind was coming from all directions?! It was a tough ride… seemingly with a headwind all the time?! We had some great colors to kick it off, but when the clouds took over the grayness… the waves were there to make it all worthwhile!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Kicking off the first day of Fall… with a cloudy morning bike ride. Lots of clouds with lots of sunrise potential. Or so I thought? We started with a good splash of color low on the horizon. But then the clouds took over & the color dissipated to total grayness. And now we’re supposed to get light rain all day… which is fine because we really need it! I can almost hear my plants breathing a collective sign of relief!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Looks like another beautiful day for the last day of Summer! Clear skies, calm waters & sparkling reflections. A little warm & humid… another sweaty ride… perfectly Summery!

Categories: bike, sunrise

We finally got some clouds… a splash of color early on before the clouds took over! After several days of clear skies, I was happy to see a bit of “drama” on the horizon this morning. Clear skies are fine, but I enjoy a good clouded sunrise so much more!!!

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Another lazy, hazy, crazy day of summer. Not a lot of fun with the lack of clouds in the sky… but a good amount of haze over the horizon to give us a good morning glow.

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Another quiet morning… warm with just a little wisp of a cloud flying low on the horizon.

Categories: bike, sunrise

With a bit of “wildfire” haze & a low-flying “marine layer” the sunrise changed colors nicely this morning… but the actual sunrise was delayed for quite awhile. And I was already home by then… mwah, mwah, mwah…

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another warm morning for a beautiful Friday the 13th… nothing to be scared of here!!!
Plenty of clouds with plenty of color. Just how I like it… colorful & dramatic!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another quiet morning along the lake. With beautiful pastel skies & streaky contrails. Apparently, the “milky haze” we’ve been having the past couple days is the residual smoke from the Canadian wildfires blowing over the City?! Who knew?! And yes, “milky haze” was the weatherman’s term, not mine!