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Christmas Eve in Pensacola

December 5, 2025 at 9:00 am

To celebrate our first Christmas Eve in the Florida Panhandle in 2021, we took a day trip to Pensacola. I loved this huge inflatable Grinch.

The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel was built in 1886, but traces its roots to the 16th century exploration of Northwest Florida. Love that blue ceiling!

Beautiful sunset glow as seen from the Pensacola Bay Bridge as we headed home.

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Tribune Tower Fragment Collection

November 20, 2025 at 6:05 pm

Chicago’s Tribune Tower has a fascinating collection of stone and brick fragments embedded in its exterior. Here are some of my favorites.

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It’s crazy that the sun now sets before 5 o’clock, but I love that colder weather is finally reaching the Florida Panhandle (at least for a few days) and I’m glad hurricane season is almost over. This year was nice and quiet.

Just a few snapshots from a quick afternoon walk taken with my Kodak PIXPRO FZ55.

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Chicago Feelings

November 7, 2025 at 9:00 am

This collage has a strong Chicago theme, hence the blog post title. Items of interest are listed below.

Marina City
Sem à la Mer Bleue by Sem (Georges Goursat)
Buckingham Fountain
Statue of a Young Satyr wearing a Theater Mask of Silenos
Carson Pirie Scott by Louis Sullivan
All photos were taken by me.

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Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2025 at 8:00 am

One of my favorite things about fall in Chicago’s Lincoln Park and Old Town neighborhoods is seeing all the pumpkins and gourds that people use to decorate their homes. Even the tiniest little cluster brings such joy.

And then in the Gold Coast you get glorious displays of autumnal abundance such as this one.

Wishing you a Happy Halloween!

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