Thinking Summer at the Shedd

I was in a high rise building overlooking the lake when I captured this.

Sunset Layers

Sooooo Dreary

 

Sunshine has been but a memory over the past 6 days.  Looking forward to seeing the sun once again, but according to the weather forecast, that will not happen until Sunday.

Tree Line

Weekly Photo Challenge: Twisted

Weekly Photo Challenge: Liquid

Weekly Photo Challenge: Favorite Place

My favorite place is outside the Shedd Aquarium.  I spend time inside the Shedd then find a quiet spot outside to capture the water and the skyline.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Out of this World

Jellies at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago or perhaps not?

Weekly Photo Challenge: Tour Guide

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The tour is all about the quiet spaces that you can find in the big city of Chicago and when you can find them. There is Daley Plaza.  It gets transformed depending on the season.  Today is a quiet day in June. But in October they turn the fountain water orange for Halloween and there’s a Halloween House.  At Christmas there is a tree and the fountain is lit with white lights.  Lake Michigan is busy in summer and quiet in winter, but always a beautiful sight. This is a day in September. Finally, a short walk west of Navy Pier and you find this little tree-lined area.  The Lake is on the left and in front of you. There are benches in spots for you to stop and sit. It’s September.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Heritage

Monument to the Great Northern Migration

Alison Saar’s bronze figure is a testament to the thousands of African Americans who migrated to Chicago in the early 20th century in search of greater freedom and opportunity. The traveler’s hand is raised in salutation to his new home. In his other hand he carries a worn suitcase symbolic of his journey, dreams and talents.

The figure is facing north, symbolizing the traveler’s destination.

My mother’s family was a part of that migration. My father’s family came to Chicago years earlier.