16 July 2013: Hey, I Know that Busker!

At the Lincoln Square Farmers Market

It's always nice to encounter a once-and-future student in an unexpected setting. 

Nice work on the banjo, Alexander!

15 July 2013, Create Your Own Caption

14 July 2013, Goats Invade the Farmers Market

These two adorable critters are Nadia (l.) and Matilda (r.), three-month-old
Nigerian dairy dwarf goats from Gretta's Goats, who are charming the crowds
at the Glenwood Sunday Market today.

13 July 2013, Amen Corner

United Church of Rogers Park

Although i'm not a religious person, every time i pass this cheerful sign for the United Church of Rogers Park, at the corner of Morse and Ashland, i find myself thinking that maybe i should stop by some Sunday morning. I don't know what "lively worship" is, but it certainly sounds like a lot more fun than the religion i grew up with. 

12 July 2013, Beach Weather

It's a gorgeous day; if i were more agile, i'd be doing handstands too.

11 July 2013, The Latest Fish

There's another new fish on the 6900 block of Glenwood Ave.

 -- this one is outside the Caribbean Cuts barber shop.

18 June - 10 July 2013, Retrospective

One of the reasons i decided to take a break from this blog was that i was starting to have a little difficulty finding interesting subjects every single day. So of course, i began to see irresistible sights within hours of my last post. When i spotted the 10,000 Ripples sculpture at Morse and the lakefront, i took the picture just to add to my collection (every time i encounter one of these lovely Buddhas i photograph it). But then the next day -- the first official day of my cyber-sabbatical -- i saw a guy and his dog riding a bike on Morse Ave. and couldn't resist asking if i might take their picture. Since then, i've continued to snap away, missing only a few days; here are the results:

17 June: Morse and the lakefront

18 June: How could i resist taking a picture of this cute pup catching a ride outside MorseL?

18 June: House in bloom on Pratt Blvd.

19 June: Chestnut tree in bloom on Greenview Ave. near the Common Cup

20 June: Classic ride in a body shop on Broadway north of Granville

21 June, morning: a better view of the chestnut trees on Greenview at Farwell in full bloom.

21 June afternoon: After a brief but powerful storm blew through,
the ground was covered with chestnut blossoms.

21 June, evening: Follow Me on Fridays
Alderman Joe Moore (in the bright turquoise shirt) at the Bop N Grill
where they were serving free sample-size umami burgers -- yum!

22 June: Super-moon over Lake Michigan

24 June: Weathervane in Rogers Park

25 June: Chinatown, Philadelphia

26 June: The house where my sister and her husband raised nine children.
 I spent many Christmas mornings in this kitchen, but now it's waiting 
for a new family to move in and create their own traditions.

28 June: Pastore's Orchards in Hammonton, NJ.
One of my favorite fresh-from-the-farm produce markets. 

29 June: Atlantic City in all its glory, viewed from Absecon Inlet.
The poor little lighthouse is dwarfed by all the hotels and casinos. 

30 June: the north end of Brigantine Island, NJ.
If it weren't for the diabolical green-head flies, this would be heaven on earth. 

1 July: Pies from Penza's Pies at the Red Barn deep in the Jersey Pine Barrens

1 July: Mighty Joe's gas station in Shamong, NJ.
We didn't run into the Jersey Devil in the Pine Barrens,
but we did encounter the rudest gas station operator ever.

3 July: Old City, Philadelphia

4 July: Lancaster County, PA.
What? You were expecting a picture of flags and fireworks or something?

6 July: Rodin Museum, Philadelphia

6 July: Rodin Museum. These two young students were sketching and giggling at Rodin's "Call to Arms."
Their irreverence was refreshing. 

8 July: Harpers Ferry, WV as seen through the window of Amtrak's Capitol Limited.

9 July: Soldier sleeping on the floor of the lounge car on the Capitol Limited.

10 July: Segway tour group at the base of the statue of Abraham Lincoln
at the south end of Lincoln Park, Chicago.