Lots of clouds. Lots of drama… and sunrise potential unfulfilled. I had high hopes when I started out that the massive cloud-cover might just get illuminated with sunrise colors. As I continued to pedal, I could tell it just wasn’t going to happen. Just lots of ominous clouds moving in. I had pretty much given up on seeing the sun this morning. But then it broke-thru for a very brief moment… unfortunately I was on the “wrong side’ of the golf course!!! So I only saw it with shining through at the Waveland Clock Tower… then back to the cloudy grayness!!!

Another quiet morning along the lake.
Not a cloud in the sky & gentle ripples on the water. So serene. So enjoyable.
The best way to start the morning!

Considering there were basically no clouds over the lake this morning…
it was a little surprising to find one BIG cloud hovering over the City?!
There should be some tall buildings in there somewhere?!!!

Just a thin ribbon of clouds hovering low on the horizon this morning.
Quiet & calm… with the waves calming down a bit from yesterday’s craziness!

Lots of sunrise drama this morning… crazy cool clouds, windy gusts in all directions & plenty of waves crashing all around!!! So much fun. So much excitement. Kinda challenging though… catching a good crashing wave photo & pedaling into the wind… seemingly in all directions?!

Colorful clouds & calm waters. Another serene morning along the lake with rippled reflections & tranquil skies. Another beautiful start to the day…

Not a cloud in the sky… clear skies & calm waters.
A quiet morning along the lakefront.

With a narrow band of clouds floating low on the horizon, it was a waiting game to see the sun this morning. And to find out if it was going to come up & illuminate the clouds with color… or just come up in front with no fun “cloud-play.” Sadly, it was the latter of the two… still pretty, but not a lot of sunrise spectacle!

There should be a skyline out there somewhere?! Let alone a horizon line!!! Welcome to a monochromatic Monday in Chicago. Lots of clouds & foggy haze covering the City. The temperature isn’t that bad yet… but the humidity!!! Yikes!!! All I had to do was LOOK at my bike and started sweating! It felt like six-thousand percent humidity!!! I was just a drippy sweaty mess!!! Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate…

Foggy, hazy., cloudy, humid, windy… your choice! We had them all this morning. So many clouds that I had pretty much given up on seeing the sunrise… and then it finally “burned’ its way through the clouds. Just enough for some great reflections on the calm & still water.