The thing about the internet is that you don’t really need to schedule time on your trip to hit up The Magnificent Mile when you’re in Chicago anymore. We have Crate & Barrel in our suburbs and UPS at our doorstep. I’m remiss that we didn’t hit up Wishbone for breakfast because if America runs [...]

This star magnolia bloomed all of a sudden and it was awesome to see. Thanks mom for helping me identify it! The photo was taken in front of the Liberty Tire building in Northside. (Previously) Itching for more spring? Visualingual has a fine smattering of images from down in the city.

The Ice Storm (not starring Sigourney Weaver – though that movie has sweet Criterion Collection box art.) rolled into Ohio along with February. I decided to hunker down in Dayton and as it would turn out, my home in Cincinnati pretty much escaped unscathed—nary accumulation of snow and just a bit of ice up north. But [...]

The day started taking all of 3 minutes to pick out a tree. And ended with it all put up and stuff. Actually it ended like this, at about a quarter to two according to the clock.

I turned the car around for this one because, well, there just aren’t that many leaves left with vibrant color.