March Theme Day: Glass

Today is City Daily Photo's Monthly Theme Day and the theme is glass.

The Tiffany Stained Glass Dome in the
Chicago Cultural Center is the largest in the world.
It is 38 feet in diameter and contains
about 30,000 pieces of glass.
It was completely restored in 2008.

This Astrological Chart is just the center section but
I think it gives a sense of the
detail and beauty of this architectural charm

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Sliver of Sunset

Although it was just a narrow view, there was a lot of color packed into this sunset. The building with the gold spire is the Carbide and Carbon Building. Chicago legend has it that the green, black and gold Carbide and Carbon Building was designed to resemble a bubbling champagne bottle.

Dark and Stormy Night

Lots of rain and wind in Chicago last night.
And, of course, fog.
The fog was lighter in the evening than
during the day when the fog made all the other buildings disappear.

To Shadow and Protect

We had a hint of Spring yesterday.
(Although, Winter isn't quite done with us.)
The angle of the sun on this mounted police officer
created such a great shadow
-- you can see the reins and even fringe of the horse's tail --
as they clip-clopped along Randolph Street.

Through the Glass, Darkly

I took this photo through the windshield (I didn't think it would be a good idea to stand in the middle of the street to take a picture). I think that is why it looks darker and grittier than in "real" life. The title is "A Full Life Turns Mistakes into Miracles". I couldn't find anything on the artist, though.

A Little More Winter

Chicago had a little more winter this past weekend.
This is a view from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Center
where I had gone for the Winter Green City Market.

Night Cloud

I was able to see Cloudgate at sunset on Friday. Not a view I often see. We were in the Cultural Center for a lecture from a very interesting "sustainability humorist" named Doug Fine. Before the lecture started, I was looking out the window and took this view.