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The Lighting of the Neighborhood Christmas Tree
Today was the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in my neighborhood. Sarah, Micah, and I got all bundled up and met our friend at the plaza to gather with other families and folks from the area. After a quick announcement from the alderman, they lit up the tree and a children’s choir sang some…
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A Brief Walk through Wells Park
On a walk yesterday I snapped some pictures. Caught some black squirrels hanging out, too.
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A Cold Bike Ride
Took a cold bike ride today with a friend. It’s been years since I’ve ridden more than a few blocks, so it was nice to get out and bike, even if it was face-numbing cold. We biked over to Lake Michigan which, sad to say, I hadn’t been to since moving into Chicago. We biked…
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Micah the Elephant
Micah dressed up as an elephant this year for Halloween. He was by far the cutest elephant I’ve ever seen. Here are a number of pictures from the night.
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Playing in the Autumn Leaves
The plaza in our neighborhood has a number of beautifully yellow trees that are all losing their leaves. Micah has never played in a pile of leaves before, so on the way home from picking up some lunch today we stopped and let Micah play in a pile of leaves. He was hesitant at first,…
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Black and White Chicago
All of these photos were taken on October 24, 2013. I recently walked throughout downtown Chicago with my brother. Here are some black and white shots that I took throughout the day.
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A Metaphor
If you can pause long enough to think about all the metaphors and analogies that exist as you observe and take part of raising a child you start seeing them all over the place. Maybe it’s kind of cheesy, but I’ve started to think about maybe documenting them from time to time. Today Micah was…
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A Foggy Evening
After a nice evening reminiscing with a friend over a drink and some pizza we noticed some fog rising in a park nearby. As my friend went exploring through the fog, it made for some neat, spooky looking pictures.
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