Okay, so the weather has changed. September is here and it feels like it. Cold, windy and dramatically cloudy this morning. Summer “might” be over… say it isn’t so! A mere 48-degrees when I started out into the dark morning on my bike. Kinda wish I had added a few more layers?!

And scene…

Not a cloud in the sky this morning. Just another sculpture along the lakefront bike trail. I didn’t see any signage to tell us who made this one… but we’ll say Thank You just the same!

And here’s the “non-silhouetted” & “non-sunrised” version… so close to the bike trail, and my bike!!!

A quiet Saturday morning in the City. Far less wind than the past two days, but the water is still a bit choppy... and several of the beaches are still "flooded" making little ponds where the sandy beach used to be!

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Kicking off September with another beautiful sunrise… and more wind and even “crashier” waves than yesterday! An early start with dark skies that evolved into wispy colors sweeping across the sky while the waves continue to crash over the edges of the lakefront.

Quite the windy morning with waves crashing all around. Breaking up & over the bike trail on Lake Shore Drive. Blowing over towers at the AVP Tournament. Flags flapping in the breeze. Dramatic clouds blowing through as I LOVED the tailwind going south… and not-so-much fighting the wind riding home.

Quite the morning ride… until it ended with a bit too much drama with tragedy on the lakefront.

I ended my ride watching a search & rescue mission between Montrose & Foster Beaches. Apparently someone decided to go swimming late last night… he got caught up in the waves & riptide… and the search for him was ceased last night due to darkness & waves. The search resumed this morning.. and sadly, they recovered his body near the Montrose Dog Beach.

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Sunrise serenity. Calming harbor reflections.

Another dark morning with low clouds hanging on the horizon effectively delaying the light from the sunrise. Great reflections over at Olive Park, but no real sunrise until I was pretty much all the way home! I actually had to wait in the park for the sun to peek through today. And it was still worth it…

The morning started with spotty clouds… and then a few more… and then a LOT more. Soon enough, too many for a good sunrise. Still pretty, but really just a lot of clouds.

Big sky show yesterday morning… and no need for special glasses to see THIS one!!!

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Sure, this morning may have been gray & rainy…
but yesterday was pretty amazing! At least until the clouds took over for the day.

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