The one picture I’ve been hoping for may not come this year: A frozen lake covered in snow. So far, Lake Michigan has stubbornly refused to harden because temperatures are not staying cold long enough. Even the marinas, where water is relatively shallow, have only recently hardened up. Not convincingly enough to walk on though.
In the meantime, here is a bright sunrise from Monday morning.
Stumble It!
Very nice!
Posted by: A Simple Jew | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 08:02 AM
Wonderful! I think beautiful views should be a major factor in deciding where you'll be living next :)
PS. I read the Pollen's NYT article on food and agree with it also. Last year I planted a portager which is a French kitchen garden. Basically all your vegetables come from that garden. It's been a shock to me how MUCH better everything tastes! It's a bit of work but basically it is just pure joy. Vegetable plants are amazingly beautiful and with interspersed flower plantings it frankly looks magical.
Posted by: Nadine | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 08:48 AM
Simple Jew: Thanks.
Nadine: Yes.
Oh, I'm SOOOOO jealous. I want a garden so bad.
Posted by: brettdl | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 09:10 AM
Hi, as someone that lives in Printers Row and by the lake... dont' walk on it. ;-) Maybe by some boat houses, but other than that, it never really gets a good thick cover on it.
-Todd in Chicago
Posted by: Todd | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 11:07 AM
Don't worry, I know better. Btw, I work near the Sears tower, just a few blocks away.
Posted by: brettdl | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 12:13 PM
I have very bad news for you...I also have beautiful views. Even though I live in the SF Bay Area I have a view of Mount Diablo that had snow on it a few weeks ago, views of the coastal hills and also unobstructed sunsets/sunrises views. Best of all where I live I don't need a car to any of my grocery shopping [for all the house projects there is a hardware store nearby] and there are lots of parks and walking/biking trails. This last fall I installed an "owl box" [it should really be called an 'owl condo'] at the south ridge peak of house and now we have a non-paying but mouse-catching owl.
Because this has been a dry winter, I did my spring planting over the weekend. Mr/Ms Owl was being VERY watchful in sitting atop the beanpoles checking for mice last night in the moonlight.
Posted by: Nadine | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 04:42 PM
nice shot! But no ice? That's just crazy!
Posted by: chip | Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 06:45 AM
There has been a little since the picture, but yeah it's odd for end of January.
Posted by: brettdl | Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 10:28 AM