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Since I’m on the subject of comparisons, I thought I’d share two photos of the view from my condo. I took this one in March of this year:
Blech. Bleak much? So if you go through the archives and notice I was a bit… negative… this past March, you’ll know why.
The picture is of the Lake and Berger Park. Can you believe those ice floes?! This past winter was an absolute nightmare. It was awful; one of the worst winters EVAH. Just looking at that makes me never want to use air conditioning again. And do you see the bus stand in front of the mansion? Notice how empty it looks, with no bus there? It’s because the CTA sucks. Especially when it’s 754 degrees below zero.
BTW, I wasn’t going to say which park it was, just in case you are in the mood to stalk me or something. But then I figured that if you really want to know what park this is, you’ll be able to figure it out with a few well-strategized Google searches anyway. And honestly, who am I to thwart your stalking plans? I try really hard to help people; of course I don’t want to have the reputation of an obstructionist. So you are welcome. I just saved you 5 minutes of Googling and several hours of navigating government-owned websites.
Anyways, onwards and forwards.
I took this next picture a couple of days ago. The difference is stunning, don’t you think?
See those two park benches facing the Lake? That’s where I like to drink my morning coffee and watch the sun rise. The two mansions are part of the VERY BEST PARK DISTRICT IN THE WORLD, also known as Chicago Park District, which means that they belong to all of the citizens of my great city. In addition to fantastic arts and crafts programs on offer to the masses, the buildings and grounds are rented for weddings and parties. And the rental fees are reasonable – cheap, even. Also, in the park area, there are free movies and concerts in the summertime. It is LOOOOVERLY, and I’ll be blogging about those later.
After looking at these two photos, I decided that I’ll be taking a picture from my balcony at the peak of each season. Next up? Perhaps I’ll be home during the next really good thunderstorm over the Lake. Maybe I’ll even be able to catch a waterspout – those are SOOOOO COOL. I’ll keep you all posted.
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I love to see the transitions of seasons. As much as I love San Francisco, I wish we had all four seasons. Beautiful pics!
iclw
I spent time on the shores of Lake Michigan a couple winters ago. Brrr!!! And the wind, OMG. The second pic is stunning! I didn't realize you lived so close to me.
You know, a big part of the joy of stalking, comes from the challenge. When you make it so easy like that, you just suck all the joy out of it. Now I have to find another blogger to stalk on my summer vacation.
Thanks a lot.
Very cool!!! Thanks for sharing. ICLW
Wow, what a difference!!
And how luck are you to be able to have your morning coffee watching such beauty..
Awesome! What a difference a few weeks/months make!
Love the picture. I have only visited Chicago once (1st time last year) but I love it and want to visit again!
Wow…gorgeous view!
Looks beautiful, what a great view.
"Farther." Dammit. Farther.
(I WILL master this.)
Ha-HA! I had already pre-stalked you, before you posted the name, because I recognized the view from my old commute home. (I used to live a bit further up Sheridan.)
I used to say that the reason I couldn't leave Chicago was that the winter was so cold I couldn't bear to be outside long enough to load a van and the summer was so magical that I couldn't remember why I wanted to leave.
(Now I live in NYC, where it hasn't stopped raining for a month and a half. Sigh.)
I was trying to place that house, but it's hard to figure out when you see it from above rather than street level.
My sister went to Loyola, and lived in a dorm a few blocks up from you – right on the lake. Awesome area, and wonderful pictures! I even like the bleak one.
Wow great pictures. It is amazing how different it looks during different seasons. I would love to visit Chicago one day.
isn't it amazing how much difference sunshine can make, what a beautiful view!
Wow. Picture #2 has me drooling. Me want go there.
ICLW