Four Birds Flew

We’re sleeping in some random Iowa town tonight, exhausted after several hours in Chicago followed by even more hours on the road. Not counting the airport, today was the first time any of us had been to the Windy City–what an astounding metropolis! I’m a sucker for skylines like that, such a beautiful blend of old and new. We wandered through Millennium Park, gawked at the Joffrey Ballet rehearsal for a 9/11 tribute, I obsessed over the “metallic jelly bean” sculpture, then we ate pizza and gelato while soaking up as much Chicago culture as we could before hitting the road again. Leading up to all of that, driving along Lake Michigan was an almost tropical experience… if I didn’t know any better, I’d think the water was taken straight from the Caribbean!

Select pictures from the beginning of our trip until September 2nd are now up in the photo gallery. There are a ton more where those came from, plus everything from the past week that I’ve yet to transfer from my trusty digital camera. I’m still working on them, but hopefully these will tide you over for now!