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

Not a cloud in the sky. Just a stiff breeze from the west and clear sailing down the lakefront bike trail. Again, the best way to start my day… especially on these warmer days when I don’t need all kinds of crazy layers of clothing!!!

Categories: bike, seasons, sunrise, weather

Icicles, already?!!!
You’ve got to be kidding!

Sure, it felt a little colder this morning when I set-out on my bike… but I am by no means ready for THIS!!! It was a beautiful sweeping sunrise with a nice splash of color! But it was the frozen splashes on the pier fencing making the first icicles of the season that really struck me. Yep, struck me as too soon. TOO SOON!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

So it’s quite fitting that we had a beautiful orange sky this morning! Not any clouds, just some crashing waves, tree silhouettes & flashing lighthouses! Have a beautiful day of trick-or-treating… stay safe!!!

Categories: bike, Chicago, sunrise

It started out as a cold & clear morning sky… with some low-flying clouds to delay the sunrise! But then by the time I got down to the City, a large mass of clouds blew in from the west. Sure, the chilly breeze was coming in that way too… but it sure made for an interesting & colorful sky show over the City!

Categories: nature, photography, sunrise

What a difference a little “focus” can make!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Sure, it was freezing cold with a pretty strong wind… but I just HAD to get outside to play this morning! Enjoying a nice sunrise… even with all the warm layers on! Although I do think I need warmer gloves?!

Categories: bike, Chicago, sunrise

Finally a dry morning. Sure, it might have been a bit chilly in the thirties… but I was just happy that the streets & bike trail were dry. So I put on the layers and headed out for a cloudy bike ride. It looked like we were going to be clouded-out of a sunrise… but then, out of nowhere… we got an amazing little sky show under the cloud mass. Wonderful colors as the sun lit-up some of the smaller clouds as they blew by!

Categories: Chicago, sunrise

Cloudy & cool… but not cold… and luckily the gusty winds have subsided. We never got an actual sunrise this morning, but it was good to see that some of the colored leaves are still on the trees after all the wind yesterday!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Another clouded & chilly start to the morning. Beautiful cloud masses blowing through the City. We never quite saw the sun… but we got to see a lot of beauty all around & in front of it!!!

Categories: bike, sunrise

Yesterday was sunny & warm… today, not so much!
Cloudy, dark, gloomy & cold… and yet still WINDY!!!
Lots of clouds obscuring the sunrise… just a bunch of clouds!!!