October 24, 2024
I meant to take a midday photo to avoid the shadows of the Flamingo and other buildings, but got distracted and forgot. I happened to look out not long before sunset.
Autumn Saturday afternoon promenade around Promontory Point. But first the view on Friday that drew me outdoors on Saturday despite the persnickety and painful nerve.
The leaves were colorful in person under a beautiful autumn sun. This year the color snuck up on me, and I don’t know how long it will last.
A couple of years ago, I discovered giant sycamore leaves at Morton Arboretum. They’re beautiful even in death, like this one from Sand Ridge Nature Center in South Holland, Illinois.
Neither photo nor video could capture the incandescent yellow glow of the prosaically named East Woods at Morton Arboretum, glowing despite the dreary, drizzly weather.
Those bits of blue sky tantalize, don’t they?
Followed this afternoon by a hint of a rainbow.
A National Historic Landmark and a Chicago Landmark, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool is an oasis of calm and peace if not quiet in bustling Lincoln Park. It’s a little like the Secret Garden without the stone walls or English-style landscaping.
Autumn color lingers through early November, even at Wolf Lake in northwest Indiana.
Autumn Sunday morning promenade around Promontory Point.
When you go out in the afternoon at this time of year, it feels late, like the creep of time is accelerating.
Enjoy it while you can. It’s about to get bare and gloomy out there.