11 December 2014: Meanwhile in Lincoln Square….

Lincoln Square is one of the few Chicago neighborhoods that i like almost as much as my beloved Rogers Park. It's one of the best places i've found for patronizing high quality, independent businesses like the Book Cellar, Gene's Sausage Shop, and Merz Apothecary; it's also a great place to eat like a German (though i still mourn the demise of the extraordinary Delicatessen Meyer). Here are a few views of the 4700 block of N. Lincoln Ave. all decked out for the holidays. 

5 December 2014: 'Tis the Season

Carolers in the Block 37 Concourse on Wednesday

4 December 2014: Lunch on Wheels

Food trucks are a lot less common in Chicago than in other cities where  i've lived,
but this one is a beaut! I got a nice chicken sandwich from an even nicer man
on this truck on the near west side yesterday. 

8 November 2014: Jurassic Ballpark

It looked almost like a pair of fierce dinosaurs were tearing into the east side of Wrigley Field this afternoon. I went a little snap-happy taking pictures, many of which are posted on my newest blog, Watching Other People Work.  

28 October 2014: The Falling of the Year

This tree at an undisclosed location in Rogers Park is a favorite of mine
 at any season. The lower part of its trunk grows almost horizontally.
I am always afraid that one day it will be chopped down as a nuisance,
but i really hope not.  

16 October 2014: Chicago Fashion Week

It's Chicago Fashion Week, and if you walk from the Red Line to the Blue through the Block 37 concourse, you are bound to encounter something far different from the usual array of business suits, Bulls caps, and Blackhawks jerseys. 

Pictured here is a design by Alexander Knox of Columbia College Chicago, 

who was a contestant on this season of Project Runway. 

To be perfectly honest, i'm not the most fashion-conscious person out there, 

but this was definitely a lovely, whimsical design 

(I only wish i'd been able to get a better picture on my phone). 

14 October 2014: Lost in the Clouds

The Sears Tower swathed in clouds