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

Another beautiful sunrise… this time with some fun clouds to splash some color on & a stiff headwind for the first half of my ride. The clouds were cool as the sun popped up, and then hid behind, and then came out again! Kind of a double whammy sunrise!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

What started as a very still & quiet morning, with some early morning fog, turned into a beautiful day with stunning reflections off the lake… with possibly the most perfect place to park my bike!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Clear skies. Nothing but clear skies. Okay, and a bit of a side-wind to make my morning ride a bit tougher than expected. Always enjoyable… even though the sunrise wasn’t as “stunning” as I would like it to be!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another early start for another beautiful sunrise bike ride. After yesterday’s gloomy clouds, it was nice to see the sun coming back up this morning… creating such a beautiful & colorful sky show!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another glorious morning. Amazing sunrise reflections shimmering along the lakefront. Another day with beautiful weather… now THIS is Summer!!! Still the best way to start the day…

Categories: bike, sunrise

Possibly the PERFECT morning! The weather today was simply perfection. It started out beautifully with a lot less humidity & some amazing colorful clouds. And that perfection continued all day long… which was the perfect reason to get back out on my bike AGAIN this afternoon after Summer Camp!

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A beautifully cloudy start to the day… a bit on the chilly side, but I’d rather that than the heatwave we had last week. Colorful clouds & shimmering reflections to begin the day. Not a bad start…

Categories: Chicago, sunrise
Categories: bike, sunrise

The morning sky started out clear, not a cloud in the sky. But then as the sun began to rise, the clouds moved in at just the right time. Such a magical moment when the sky lights up & the clouds turn a vibrant pink… with amazing harbor reflections… and then evolve into glowing white clouds as the sun finally begins to peer over the horizon. A beautiful start to another beautiful day!

Categories: bike, sunrise

I thought I would get up & get out on the bike trail before the heatwave hit… but I was wrong. Kind of. It was already “warm” when I got up but it felt great while riding. Except that there were these weird patches of cold foggy areas, followed by warm steamy areas… it kinda felt like I was having hot flashes?! Pretty cool though… and I always like a clouded sunrise where you can see the rain falling down from the clouds well out over the lake.