Pink Swirl

Taken May 2006 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. See what you'll have to look forward to once it finally starts to get warm again? Lots and lots and lots of flowers, I promise!

Because there is only so much snow one person can shoot

Fuzzy Cactus



Prickly Cactus

Thank goodness for greenhouses!

A Walk Down Memory Lane

You don't see a lot of phone booths anymore, here in the age of the cell phone. What made this one special to me, though, is the name of the company. My very first client in Chicago was Illinois Bell, and I spent my first two years here going to their headquarters building in the Loop every day. But that was seventeen years and four name changes ago: Illinois Bell became Ameritech right as I was leaving the company, and then it became SBC, which is AT&T now. I don't even think the building is still office space anymore.

Wow. 17 years. That phone booth is seventeen years old. I've been here in the Midwest seventeen years. It feels like it was just yesterday sometimes.

Icy Beach at Sunset

It's still snowing here, and the shore is still frozen. But it's beautiful, in almost an eerie way, at sunset. I added a few more to the Lakefront set at Flickr.

Water Symmetry

I just liked the pattern of this. Enjoy your weekend!

Start 'em young!

My favorite part of this shot is that she's using a toy Viewfinder, not an actual camera. Still, I'll bet her shots came out better than mine that day! :)

I don't have a lot of experience shooting candids of strangers, but it is a skill I'd like to develop. I've started collecting a few shots in the People set at Flickr, and I think I might work on it more in March, while we're all still waiting for the flowers to bloom.

Sunset over Bahai Temple

Took a quick trip after work to see how the ice was melting over at Wilmette Harbor, but it was the setting sun and its amazing light that captured my interest the most. Best seen in largest size, and a few more shots are available in the Lakefront set.

Coming soon!

The weather is warming up, finally, and soon these will be visible outside as well as in greenhouses. I can't wait!

Maybe Stronger Language Will Help

This power box and its battle-of-wills signage cracks me up. Do you think they heed the warning now?

A few more detailed shots have been added to the Garfield Park Conservatory set. Oh, and my Lighthouse Beacon shot was selected for use on the Chicagoist newsblog!

Idyl Statue

More from my trip to the Garfield Park Conservatory is up at Flickr, including this closeup of the Idyl statue sculpted by Loredo Taft in 1913. There's just something about the concerned expression on the man's face on the left that really moves me.