View From the Top

First, I want to apologize for not being able to find the time to visit your posts these past few weeks. Too much travel, even for good things, has had me desperately wishing for down time. I know you all get that. The good news is that we got to visit the Obama Presidental Center and Museum last week. This image was taken from the Nelson Mandela Sky Room.

The Nelson Mandela Sky Room sits at the top of the 225-foot museum tower, which is on the 8th floor of the Museum Building. The Sky Room offers panoramic 360-degree views of Jackson Park, Lake Michigan, and Chicago’s South and West Sides, as well as the gorgeous Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (shown here). The building is one of two left standing from the 1983 World’s Columbian Exposition.

Watching and Waiting

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Ingleside

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A house without known history to me … but I’m working on it!

After the Rain

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One of Many …

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… trestles across rivers along the Great Allegheny Passage. To learn more about The GAP and to see photos from a fun adventure, visit my blog Life on the Bike.

Step On Up

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For a color image of this handsome guy, and more images from the Gulf Coast and Biloxi, visit Life on the Bike

Trestle Across the Mon

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Locals call this river “The Mon” but the full name is the Monongahela. Photo taken in Homestead, Pennsylvania

Camouflaged

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Art after Devastation

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Hurrcane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August of 2005 and caused over 1800 fatalities, billions in dollars of damage, and is considered to be one of the five deadliest hurricanes to have hit the United States. The Gulf Coast’s natural spaces and places were also impacted, including dozens of Live Oaks, victims of the saltwater storm surge.

Generous chainsaw artists donated time and talent to create sculptures from the remains of dozens of these trees. See my post on Life on the Bike for more photos of these creations and links to learn about the artists.