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Day 204: Rivets

The rivets on the Harrison Street Bridge. The light reflects off the bridge as the sun sets in the west.  The contrasting black and white photo really shows the details along the bridge. Click here for the previous blog post … Continue reading

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Day 203: Crowd Control Railing

We were taking shelter from the sun at a concert and lying under on our backs under the tree and snapped a shot of the railing used to help with the crowd control.  I thought that it was a cool … Continue reading

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Day 202: Siren

The siren atop the 1974 Dodge Monaco.  In the background is parked a ladder truck.

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Day 201: Chicken

Taken at the Farm-in-the-Zoo by John Deer at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

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Day 200: The Opening

A blue sky peeks through an opening in the clouds.

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Day 199: Fog through the Condo

The sun shines through the fog behind the condos along Lake Shore Drive.

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Day 198: Keeping Watch

This meerkat takes watch over the mob at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Meerkats can live for 12-14 years and can dig as much dirt up as their body weight in only a matter of seconds.

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Day 197: Duck

A duck relaxes around the lakefront on a mid summers afternoon.

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Day 196: Kwanusila

Kwanusila, the thunderbird, is an authentic Kwagulth Indian totem pole carved in red cedar by Tony Hunt of Fort Rupert of British Columbia. The crests carved upon the totem pole represent Kwansula, the thunderbird, a whale with a man on … Continue reading

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Day 195: Tony O

Today is the start of the Blackhawks Convention downtown at the Hilton.  Although it is the off-season for the Hawks and they weren’t able to bring the Cup back to Chicago this year, it didn’t stop the fans from swiping … Continue reading

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