Spooky Stair

Looking up from the bottom of a stairwell in a vacant apartment building we're rehabbing on Douglas Blvd. in North Lawndale. All the old plaster has been removed and the wood lath is still in place. Cool, huh!

Puppet Bike Guy

Last Sunday we went down to the Celtic Fest in Grant Park. Walking down Michigan Avenue we ran into the Puppet Bike guy on the corner of Randolph Street. Watched the kitties dance and carry on to a Hank song - Why Don't you Love me Like You Used to Do.

Be sure to check out the website at PuppetBike.com!

Hounds in the Bungalow Belt

The Bloodhounds played some bluegrass Saturday afternoon at a birthday Tiki party set up in a great northside back yard ! The sun went down and our fingers got chilly - autumn is on the way!

Hounds at the Lake

The Hounds chillin' after the Theater on the Lake gig Saturday, September 8. Steve's scratching Jim's skeeter bites - ooohhh! We played out on the patio right on the bike path at Fullerton.

Steve with a cold glistening Goose Island. What a great day to play! Look at that blue lake - don't get much better than that on a September afternoon!

Galapagos

Driving around the West Humboldt neighborhood this morning the colorful side of Galapagos Charter School caught my eye! It's located on the 3800 block of west Iowa, near Avers.

Sometimes Mountain Boys

The Sometimes Mountain Boys last night (or maybe early this morning?) in an after show jam at the Abbey Pub on Elston at Grace Street.

Mitzi, Annalee, and Rita joined them for a few songs during the second set.

Chicago Storm: Mother Nature Wins!

Yesterday afternoon we had a doozy of a storm blow through the City. Very high winds snapped trees mid trunk all over the north side. I heard winds hit 70 mph. Seems like there were a bunch of microbursts because many areas seemed untouched. I had one big branch fall and hit the corner of my garage - no big deal. The shot above is looking down the 1900 block of west Barry Street just outside my door! Lots of car and home carnage - yikes! When I got home at 5:30pm, the clock inside my house said 3:20pm - oops, no electricity. It didn't come back on until 6am this morning. Interesting night spent in the dark with my camping headlamp on. Mr. Electricity is our friend!

Here is a close up of the tree that snapped in the photo above -- I think it's a maple. Actually quite beautiful inside. Looks like a really healthy tree with no sign of rot. Took some pretty strong wind to do that!

Here is where the rest of the same tree landed. Ooooph!