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Collages

August 5, 2025 at 12:47 am
Posted on August 5, 2025August 15, 2025 by Elizabeth

I miss Instagram’s old square grid. There was something stimulating about the collaged effect of the squares that has disappeared since they changed them to vertical rectangles. Because of this I’m finding myself using Tumblr again after a long hiatus. Here are some collages of things I’ve found inspiring lately.

All the photos were taken by me except the Grant Wood painting.

Brushstroke with Spatter by Roy Lichtenstein (photo by me)
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood
The Parisian Novels by Vincent van Gogh (photo by me)

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Superdawg

July 31, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Posted on July 31, 2025August 31, 2025 by Elizabeth

The Superdawg Drive-In on Milwaukee Avenue is such an awesome Chicagoland institution. My favorite order is a Superdawg with a Pineapple Supershake.

The pickled green tomato on the side is unique and delicious. We’ve also been to their location in Wheeling which is very nice!

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Nature Walk

July 26, 2025 at 3:21 am
Posted on July 26, 2025August 29, 2025 by Elizabeth

It’s usually too hot in July to go for long walks in the Florida Panhandle, but it has rained almost every day so far this summer which has kept things a bit cooler. I took my Kodak PIXPRO FZ55 along with me for this walk through WaterColor and Seaside hoping it would capture some nice shots, and it did not disappoint!

I think the Samsung digital camera I used to have might have been a bit better, but this Kodak is really growing on me. I have not applied any filters to these, they are straight from the camera.

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The Old Ferris Wheel

July 21, 2025 at 2:08 pm
Posted on July 21, 2025August 28, 2025 by Elizabeth

Here are some photos I took of the old Ferris wheel at Chicago’s Navy Pier before it was replaced by the Centennial Wheel in 2016.

The old Ferris wheel was built in 1995, and had 40 gondolas that were open to the air.

We went back again after dinner to see the Chicago skyline at night.

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July 4th in Seaside

July 6, 2025 at 5:15 am
Posted on July 6, 2025August 31, 2025 by Elizabeth

We love Seaside and visit often, but this was our first time celebrating Independence Day there.

Shortly before sunset we made our way to the beach, and set up our chairs for the fireworks.

The moon was almost full which made the view more exciting.

Hope everybody had a great long weekend!

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