Snow Drive

It was very spooky driving east on the Eisenhower at 5am today, trying to stay in the single meandering narrow lane between snow drifts. Coming home at 2pm (video), visibility was much improved and now there were two meandering cleared lanes - separated by a lane of piled up snow. Traffic was light in both directions.

More Lupins

The Remus Lupins

Went to see the Bean and found The Remus Lupins:

Amber

Ode to Joy

Day and Night

From the balcony:

Latrobe

The street where I grew up on the West Side. A vacant lot replaces our house, our neighbors', and a large apartment building. Further down the street, wild greenery abounds.




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Rainy Day

School Days: Fifty years later.




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Sunday, Dusk

It's a bumpy ride chasing the setting sun, weaving around construction workers and lane closures. Couldn't have managed if You Tube hadn't just raised maximum show time from ten to fifteen minutes. Ludwig keeps things moving along.

Foggy Day Chicago

Rest in Peace

A visit to the cemetery.

Broadview

Driving along 20th.

Groovy

Reconstruction continues on the Eisenhower Expressway, but going downtown can still be GROOVY if one has the right music.

Ireland 1989

The clan gathered to celebrate my aunt's fifty years in the convent.

Band in the Park

I didn't catch the name of the band and couldn't understand the lyrics. As the video shows, my attention began to wander.

Baptism

Here's my first experiment with serendipitizing a slide show:

In Church:



After Church:



Picture quality leaves something to be desired, doesn't match the Flickr slide show.

Update: It's all part of the learning curve. The software I'm using offers a choice between widescreen or 4x3. Since the photos are 4x3, I chose that setting, not realizing the software took that to mean I wanted standard definition. I've reconverted part one and re-uploaded it, and now it can be viewed in high definition. I'm working on doing the same for part two.

Lexington

Here's a little drive down Lexington Street where my grandparents raised their large family during the twenties, thirties, and forties. Some family history can be found here, and here's a 1930 U.S. Census form completed on Lexington Street.

Expressway at Night

Driving home from work on the Eisenhower.

Under the EL

Driving west on Lake Street under the CTA elevated train. The ride ends at Laramie where I used to get my haircuts when I was a wee lad.