Later in the afternoon on that first full day, it had stopped raining and it looked like it might be a nice time for a walk around there area. There was a massive empty area behind the place we were staying and a dirt road going into it. We could hear thunder in the distance …
Snowmageddon
We had a LOT of snow yesterday. The city was basically closed for the day. Between my husband and me, we shoveled our driveway 8 times just to keep up with the snowfall. Here's a short video of our Snomageddon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvEC40A3QGg Maralee
Ice Skating at Millennium Park
I try to avoid traveling in the winter for two reasons . . . the weather is very unpredictable and it is cold. I normally would not even consider traveling to Chicago in the winter except that we had an event we were scheduled to attend. So off to Chicago we went. Chicago is one …
Caught these ducks walking up the road - heading toward the pond. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wim9Gc3q_M8 Maralee
Sparks Lake Morning
We got up before the crack of dawn yesterday to take a drive up to Sparks Lake for sunrise photos/video. There was no one there it all we could hear were the various birds waking up (and the occasional click of my camera shutter). It was beautiful and peaceful. The sunrise wasn't spectacular but it …
