Well....the subject line doesn't work, but if it did, the title would be:
FROZEN
We're in the Windy City for a
couple of days, hanging out with our college junior sons while college
freshman daughter spends the holiday with her roommate's family in
southern Oregon.
We had a fabulous dinner last
night at the Chicago Firehouse Restaurant, and have otherwise thrown
all outdoor plans to the winds (literally) -- it was a rousing 13
degrees not counting wind chill when I got up this morning. So
we've been to the Museum of Science and Industry and the top of the
Hancock Building and the Field Museum. We left the Field tonight
as the snow showered down and took off for the Marshall Fields' windows
(Cinderella this year -- the last that the windows will appear under
the Fields' moniker, as the stores have been bought by Macy's) and,
quite by accident, the downtown holiday tree lighting.
I have lots of photos
to share when I return, although many tonight were taken under less
than optimal conditions: a huge and jostling crowd in a white Christmas
snowstorm. But it's been fun.
About Me
- Gannet Girl
- Gannets are enormous and sleek creamy-white seabirds, with black wingtips, yellow heads and necks, and startlingly outlined eyes. They nest on the rocky cliffs of the European and North American coasts of the North Atlantic and, once grown, spend their days sailing across the ocean. The acrobatics by which they make their living ~ steep climbs into the air and speedy plunges straight into the sea ~ are rivaled only by those of pelicans. What better metaphor for a sweeping search of one's life choices and opportunities than a gannet extended above the waves, a regal and yet restless surveyor of the vast ocean surface? The gannet reminds us that life is an adventure in both beauty and profound unease, and that the sea itself is limitless in its textures and possibilities.
5 comments:
Whoa! I spent the first 29 years of my life in the Chicago area, and I don't ever remember it being 13 degrees on Thanksgiving. Brrrr!
Doesn't that suck about Field's? The people of Chicago are NOT happy about it, so I hear. Lisa :-]
So cold!!!!
Oh dear... Three kids in college at once? I was there not long ago and man was it painful! Still paying tuition at Villanova but at least it's down to just one and last semester at that:):) You have my deepest sympathy!
Enjoy the snowfall:)
I love the brownstones and restaurants near the river in the Windy City. (Lakeshore Drive area I think it's called.) It's humid as hell here in gatorland.
Maryanne
Hope you and yours had a great thanksgiving. Looking forward to viewing your Windy City pics.
I love visiting Chicago ... and sounds like you picked a good time, despite the cold weather. It's always fun to see the beginning of the holiday activities .... the tree lighting, etc. Glad you enjoyed the sights .... Tina http://journals.aol.com/onemoretina/Ridealongwithme
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