So by now you may have realized that I have an odd obsession with roadkill. So much of it seen on the side of the road during any of our many bike trips. Well, I found it quite funny when we started seeing all of these single flip-flops stuck in the mud and left behind at the Firefly Music Festival. Dead shoes on the side of the road. A sad reminder of the mud. A little bit of festival roadkill.

This afternoon has been wonderful. Crystal clear blue skies with a gentle cool breeze. Enjoy it now… the weather forecast for the next few days does not loos so good. Lots of storms with lots of rain… coming soon to a music festival near you!

Tiny flowers require a tiny pot.
And a miniature vase needs miniature stamps!!!
Lily-Of-The-Valley… a wonderful Spring scent.

It was a beautiful drive up north to Minneapolis today. The sky was clear and it was surprisingly warm… nearly 90-degrees?!!! What? It hasn’t been this warm forever!!! As I continued north, the clouds started getting thicker and more dramatic. Beautiful.

I got a text message from Sarah telling me to be careful driving in the thunderstorm. Of course I said “What thunderstorm?” And then about 30 minutes later, and a few miles further north, I found out. As the beautiful cloud cover was replaced by a huge deluge… serious wiperblade action. As much as I wanted to take some pictures, I thought it better to keep my hands safely on the wheel.

It’s Spring… but we have a layer of Winter snow.
This is crazy… even the birds think so…

Temperatures are dropping in Chicago tonight…
and here’s the closest we get to a “waterfall” here in the City.

Frozen gutters… luckily, NOT at my condo building!!!

I love a good snowstorm. Tons of snow. Howling winds.
As long as I’m comfy warm inside! Last night was one of those nights.

But it’s always fun to get up the next morning and see what happened. And start the big clean-up… shoveling, unearthing of cars, etc. Luckily, today is another “Snow Day” for many of us in Chicago. So this morning I bundled up, trekked downstairs and started by uncovering my car.

And I love finding snow in “weird” places. When the wind is so strong, it gets blown around and sticks in some pretty interesting places. Like the security mesh on our building’s basement windows!

But it’s not only OUTside!!! The wind was SO strong last night that the inside lobby vestibule was filled with snow too! Yes, our front door “might” need a better latching system, ya’ think? Unfortunately, the snow removal company had already been there. So most of it was already gone. But some remnants remain to show you where the snow had gotten to… INSIDE our foyer!!! Look at the window ledges on the door… and even better, look on top of the padlock!!!

That’s about 6-feet high INSIDE my building’s foyer!!!

And then again upstairs, on my front porch, where it is fairly well protected. Look how high the snow is sticking to the window frame. And while you’re at it.. look how well the storm window is working in the UP position – yikes!!!