How’s downtown looking? About to head there for a private tour!

Google Streetview of the property with PIN10 1611202024: 3439 West Chicago Avenue

3439 West Chicago Avenue

Tongue stretch time for this red bellied woodpecker. #birds

Unfortunately after running a tour guide training program, doing flying trapeze, & practicing cello for rehearsal tomorrow I have now in fact run out of steam and am quite tired.

Look at this absolute unit. #birds

(Cooper’s Hawk just outside of Lincoln Park Zoo)

Prison for all ICE scumbags. Misogynist, racist, fascist losers who’ve been told they’re above the law. They all need to be thrown in a fucking dungeon for life.

ICE slipping on ice

🙂

Speaking of Chicago Theatre things I bought this sheet music because Helen, the organist pictured on the front, married Jesse Crawford, organist of the Chicago.

Jesse was already married when he met Helen; he left his wife for her. Jesse & Helen married in 1923, & this music came out in early 1924

A chandelier hangs in a crowded theater lobby

A circular window with the Balaban & Katz “crest of arms” logo

The Chicago Theatre’s “brilliantly colored leaded art glass medallion featuring the Balaban and Katz movie chain’s highly symbolic ‘coat of arms,’ with opposed rearing horses, film strips, foliage and a border consisting of film reels in pressed glass rondels”

They are in fact unicorns 🦄🦄🦄

Why?

Because unicorns are magic? There can only ever be one Chicago Theatre? B&K are fantastical & mystical & above all other theatre chains? Take your pick of symbolism, I think.

I have a sudden desire to look for Christmas Gifts at Architectural Revolution :/

I have to schedule an AWS certification exam, but it’s being really funky with letting me set up an account with my email to do so.

According to the landing page, I last logged in on January 19, 1970.

🙃🙃🙃

I had a great time playing Killing Joke’s Extremities album with Martin Atkins & co this weekend. Been a while since I have played live, but certainly feel like I am being towards it more once again.

More music again please!

Anyone out on the cta today? How are the trains? Asking for me who needs to get downtown soon.

It looks like the largest whoopie cushion one can buy is 17 inches and this is not nearly large enough.

A tombstone with the name “Boomer”

OK, Boomer.

How’s the red line right now? Sincerely, someone who needs to get from Edgewater to Bridgeport and is leaving shortly.

Someone let me know if you can see the northern lights in Chicago tonight. So far no luck

Anyone tried Loop earplugs for concerts or have another recommendation? Want to get something for a few shows coming up!

Look at these cool MUSHROOMS! Made my morning. 🍄🍄‍🟫🍄🍄‍🟫🍄🍄‍🟫🍄🍄‍🟫🍄🍄🍄‍🟫

Anyone know what kind they are? There are so many!

#mushrooms #fungi #chicagomushrooms

New trick out of safety lines wahoo!

A Piping Plover chick from last Sunday! I believe this is Ferris, though I’m not positive.

They were all over Montrose Beach looking for breakfast in the sand.

#pipingplovers #montrosebeach #montrosebirdsanctuary #birds

Hi! Respond to me!

If anyone wants 2 last minute tix to Laura Jane Grace & Murder By Death at Thalia Hall tonight respond here. Free! Just pass on the favor.

I am a flying cow!

This felt super high yesterday which is both good and scary.

#flyingtrapeze #circus

Black Crowned Night Heron. I just want to hold one of these bad boys; they look so smooth and soft!

(I would never actually try to hold one).

This is Myron and he’s annoyed at the lack of fish in the river.

📍River Park, Chicago IL

#blackcrownednightheron #chicago #birds 🪶

A Green Heron shaking it off at the Chicago River from earlier this month.

His name is Herb the Heron.

#greenheron #chicagoriver #riverpark #birds 🪶🪶

This is either the Death of Birds, or a molting red winged blackbird.

(He’s definitely Death for Birds. 💀⚰️☠️🪦🗡️🪶🐦‍⬛🪶🐦‍⬛🪶🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🪶

#redwingedblackbird #moltingredwingedblackbird #moltingbird #montrosebirdsanctuary #chicago #birds

I’m so excited about this shot! Had my camera in place just as the barn swallow swooped in towards the young ones, who started demanding food.

So cool!
#montroseharbor #birds #barnswallow 🪶🪶🪶