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

Pretty much clear skies & calm waters this morning.
Very serene for another sunrise bike ride along the lakefront.
A beautiful start to another beautiful week.

Categories: bike, sunrise

Definitely a lot of clouds this morning… with even more wind blowing & waves crashing all around! The ride south towards the City was great fun… thank you tailwinds!!! But then the turnaround ride back was a lot tougher… pedal hard. Luckily, there was a lot of “action” going on in the lake to keep my eyes on!

Categories: bike, sunrise

After a full day of being “trapped” in the studio firing the soda kiln & cleaning my studio yesterday… it felt extra great to get out on my bike this morning for a little sunrise bike ride. So hard to believe that today is the start of September… wait, what?! When did THAT happen???

Categories: bike, sunrise

A little warm & steamy already this morning… but it felt great to get out this morning to work a little of the lactic acids out of the muscles from yesterday’s race. Didn’t need to push so hard this morning… just a leisurely ride as the sun never quite appeared from behind the clouds.

Categories: bike, sunrise

After a string of cloud-free sunrises, it was great to finally a few clouds for the sun to play with! The weather this past week has been FANTASTIC… and it looks like another great one today!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Just like yesterday, this morning was still quite WINDY with crazy-cool waves crashing all over the place! The ride headed south was great fun… whoo-hoo tailwind!!! Then some fun playing with the splashing waves… almost getting doused a couple times! Always exciting when the waves are high enough to crash up & over onto the bike route! Dangerous… but exciting nonetheless!

Categories: bike, Chicago, sunrise

Dark & moody without much chance for a sunrise this morning! Just a lot of clouded drama over the lakefront… reflecting on the quietly rippled water. Enough clouds to make part of the skyline “disappear” into the clouds.

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another quiet ride with some low-hanging haze along the horizon delaying the sunrise just a bit. Rippled reflections with an ombre’-shaded sunrise.

Categories: bike, sunrise

With just a low-flying layer of clouds on the horizon, it was a chilly start to the morning today. Quiet & serene… but I kinda wish I had added some long sleeves for my morning ride?! HA!

Categories: bike, sunrise

The waves are still acting up, while the sunrise was dappled through some low-flying clouds. Another beautiful morning with cool temps & chilled breezes.