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What a treat: A gorgeous sunny warm fall day to meander around Chicago with Iphone in hand. Here’s a few of the sights I captured. Just to enjoy. I never tire of the plantings along Michigan Avenue. They are changed every season and always different. This streetcape packs a visual...
I arrived in Chicago the day AFTER the big snowstorm expecting to see lots of snow and I did. What I didn’t expect and thoroughly enjoyed were the hundred colorful and artistic acrylic HEARTS lined up on both sides of Michigan Avenue. The Hearts, a project sponsored by Northwestern’s Bluhm...
Your path is illuminated by the light. Yet darkness lets the stars shine bright. ~J.L.W. Brooks Photo taken in Johnson City, Texas, January 2010.
Home again…..after three stimulating days in New York City. I’ve loved this city for 40 years. It is filled with memories of visits during my early married years, excursions with our children and multiple trips to cover the fashion shows for the Press. Before the children were...
When I respond to friends who ask me where I went in Italy recently with “Cinque Terre,” I get a lot of blank looks. This remote area on the Italian Riviera is not well known, and for good reason. It’s really hard to get to. Located south of Portofino, the five towns (Cinque Terre...
Recently I went to Chicago for the day to go to two art exhibits–a wonderful photography presentation at the Chicago Institute of Art and a Calder exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Both were interesting, stimulating and worth seeing.
A long weekend in Colorado in July left me with some pretty strong visual impressions. Having spent time in Colorado during ski season I am accustomed but always in awe of the dramatic scenery and memorable terrain of this Rocky Mountain state. Instead of snow, rainbows and sunsets highlighted...
When our friends in Vail suggested that we go to the Tennessee Pass Cook house I had visions of an old log structure, parts and pieces added on with a huge stone fireplace in the center. I suspected the views would be lovely because our hosts said we’d hike a mile up to get […]
Saugatuck, MI is a very colorful place. That’s part of why I like it. I also like the creative energy, the beautiful setting on the Lake Michigan coastline and the fun time I have when I go there. I meandered around Saugatuck yesterday with some friends who were visiting us from Texas. They...
