Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Day 2

 Treasure Hunt day. Alas, we fid not find the treasure. We felt like we were close but it wasn’t there to be found. (Does it even actually exist?) Even so,  we had a great day hiking in the mountains and stopped in Breckenridge for a meal and some shopping. Another great day!






Day 1

 Arrived in Colorado and started setting for a backyard county fair party. Lots of good food, games, prizes and fun with friends.









Sunday, July 19, 2026

Why?

Why did anyone vote for this thing?

 

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Smoke

The pictures don’t really show it but our air today is very thick with smoke. It stings the eyes and smells like burnt wood. I went outside and started looking around to see if the building was on fire. Luckily it wasn’t the building but is actually blowing in from Canada’s wildfires!


 

Monday, July 13, 2026

Southside Stroll

 A nice day out yesterday. We decided to walk south and see what we could get in to. We went to Obama’s again but this time the focus was the athletic area. We went in to the full size gym, then walked around to the full size football field and track. All very beautiful and very well done. We walked around the House Music festival on our way to the Stony Island Arts Bank which has been restored and now features a library, gallery, tea room and cocktail bar. Afterwards we enjoyed some time at Promontory Point before heading back in town for the Sunday afternoon concert in the park. (Please note: photos are in reverse order.)













Saturday, July 11, 2026

Taste of Chicago

Went to the Taste of  Chicago today to get our free Eli’s cheesecake. Waited in line about 20 minutes. 
It was worth it!








 

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Independence Day

 Photos in reverse order. 

On our way back from The People’s Celebration at the Obama Presidential Center we came back through the park to discover a concert going on.


At the Obama Center we went in to the auditorium and enjoyed the music and dancing in the John Lewis Plaza.




At the festival, after the parade, we explored the booths, saw some dancing and a magic show.

The parade started about 20 minutes late but was pretty good with local clubs and businesses, several marching bands, double Dutch, cheerleaders, dancers, politicians and the horseback riders. It didn’t rain till after we got home. I nice day of celebration and community.













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