Lunch Partner

Another chance to quote Carl Sandburg:

Bee Song

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Bees in the late summer sun

Drone their song

Of yellow moons

Trimming black velvet,

Droning, droning a

sleepysong.

So this little bee kept nibbling on my fruit plate. He wouldn't go away and swatting at him didn't seem like a good idea -- I was afraid he'd get mad and sting me. So I spared a small piece of watermelon and put it a few feet away. That distracted him sufficiently for me to enjoy my fruit plate as well as pull out the macro lens and take pictures of him eating a summer lunch.

You're Kidding?!?

It's Deja Vu All Over Again.

Remember a few weeks ago when that cupcake shop opened and there was a line so I took a photo and posted it? Well, I'm walking down the street and I get this deja vu feeling because there's the now-three-week-old cupcake place and there's STILL a line. I won't stand in a line for a cupcake but I am now rather curious about them. Eventually the line will go away, right?

Oh That's What It Is

A few weeks ago, I almost fell over this thing when I was backing up to look at/photograph one of the Cardinal Banners. I didn't know what it was at the time. It says "State Street That Great Street" and looks a little like a hitching post. I know we have mounted police that patrol the Loop, but they usually don't tie up their horses. A few days ago I was in the area and saw one in use: It's a single bike rack.

This Little Piggy

This is part of an composition at the Museum of Contemporary Art by an artist named Kristi Lippire. In a complementary exhibit to the Calder retrospect, the MCA has artists whose work is in the same style/inspired by Calder.

This piece, really titled Three Under Parr and based on some photographs by another artist named Martin Parr, is made of found objects. Individually, each pig petit four is an art sculpture. Combined, they create a larger artistic piece.

Form Joy Balance

The stairs at the Museum of Contemporary Art announce their special Alexander Calder exhibition.

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Darn nice of the Blue Angels to line up in numerical order so I could take their picture as they zoomed by.

See the one pilot waving? Me neither ;)

Ouch!

When these planes zoom over the buildings it's really loud on the sidewalk. It's even louder when you're up on one of the building roofs. Usually I flinch and cover my ears (not always -- just when they fly directly over the roof). This time I wanted a photo.

It's hurt-your-ears loud. But really so fun to see them so close.

Oh, just so you know. It's Chicago Air Show Weekend and that means we get treated to three days of practice flyovers in addition to the official shows on Saturday and Sunday. OK, I might be one of the few that considers five days of demonstration jets and bombers, acrobatic fighters, and parachute jumpers a treat ;)