My apologies for the lack of summer posts. I feel very badly about this because I feel obligated to my readers/viewers (who are still visiting despite my absence!) and also because I think I may be inadvertently creating a chronicle of climate change (or lack thereof, if the current trends reverse themselves). Recall that all of last winter, there was never a layer of ice formed on the lake. This summer we've had barely any rain and temps over 100 degrees on multiple days, and most of the lawns in parks near the Lake are brittle and straw-colored. So I am sorry not to be chronicling this in real time.
Anyway, the issue is with my computer and I had hoped it would have been resolved quite a while ago. Since it has not been, I am reluctant to download photos on the loaner I have been using. I hope to catch up sometime in August with other summer photos.
For now, here is a lovely view of Lake Michigan at Sunrise in mid-June, overlooking Chicago's Navy Pier. This was taken by guest photographer PK. Thanks, PK!
It's been pretty all this crisp spring day. And these late afternoon waves are just a small part of it.
Full fathom five thy father lies;
Fluffy clouds. The phrase about cottoning, it has an interesting meaning and origin. From Friday, 3/26/10.
Busy day, so this lake pic features shadows on the water from the nearby trees, something that only happens in the afternoon here on the western shore. A nice effect, I think. And just for the record, all of the pics featured (so far) have been taken from inside my office, or from other windows within the same building, or from just outside of this building. All these lovely views within steps of my daily existence; as my 4-year-old might put it, An't I lucky?
