My Kind of Town...

I've been meaning to do a post on our new life in Chicago, but wouldn't ya know it....life inconveniently got in the way. That, and the photos I took last weekend were absolutely atrocious because of the bright, shining sun (what in the world was I thinking??) - good for improving moral for the general population; a bit of a challenge for photographers.

When I looked outside my apartment window yesterday morning, it was nice and cloudy with a high of 65 degrees (is it really mid-November?!). I had to run to a local yarn shop for some wool, so I figured I'd take my camera with and capture some scenes from my little corner of the city.





I made Brian pose next to the side of our apartment building. Note the "thrilled/I'm-trying-to-be-hip-and-emo" face.



Looking down the street from our apartment building...





I always pass this sign on the way to the "L", and it always makes me giggle.





Okay, so Brian and I can't figure out what this place is...we know it's Korean, and likely a restaurant/bar...

...or perhaps a front for the Korean mafia.



The Rockwell CTA Brown Line stop!




At the "L" station on Southport.



So we were walking down Southport, and found a whole bunch of dying sunflowers in a small urban garden next to the sidewalk. You sure don't see those everyday in the city!





Brian has big feet.



Looking down Southport.



Watching the world whirl by while on the "L".





Back in Lincoln Square, and here's the wonderful mural next to the square. The neighborhood is very German-influenced, hence the scene that looks like it's from the Sound of Music.



This place is Awesome (yes, the capital "A" is intentional). It's a medicinal shop with some fantastic soaps and herbal remedies, and it's set up like an old-time general store.



Giddings Square. Worth noting is this used to be a thru-street, and my dad grew up in the building on the right-hand side.