Celebrating our Chicago pope. Evanston. Walk to work.

Spring is here (even if it’s still damned cold). Evanston. Walk to work.

Thinking about Pope Francis this morning as I trekked through Calvary Catholic Cemetery as usual on my way to work. I’m not religious but I admired much of what Francis said and did. This cross against the blue sky with the train in the background struck me as I thought about him. Walk to work.

Tulip about to open. Probably waiting for a warm day. Evanston. Walk to work.

Fart spray package on the sidewalk. Gotta fond your laughs somewhere. Walk to work. Rogers Park.

Bright flower/hard day. Rogers Park. Walk to work.

Unfrozen. Rogers Park. Walk to work.

Light on mausoleum. Calvary Catholic cemetery. Evanston. Walk to work.

Sun coming up over South Boulevard. Distant small glimmer of Lake Michigan barely visible. Evanston. Walk to work

Light pole sign. Let’s talk about it indeed, Elon. Walk to work. Evanston.

Rage and baby carrots. Evanston. Walk to work.

Gull above CTA train at Howard terminus. Rogers Park. Walk to work.

Oh that lake this morning! Evanston. Walk to work.

Ice rink/small lake. Spring is coming! Evanston. Walk to work.

Tree in puddle on sidewalk. Sorta a cliche but also sorta beautiful. Evanston. Walk to work

Bag of candy canes on sidewalk. Evanston. Walk to work

I have no idea! They are piled up all along the lake in Evanston.

Took the longer walk to work so I could enjoy Lake Michigan. It helps lift one’s spirits in hard times. Evanston/chicago. Walk to work.

Bottle cap full of rain water. Rogers Park. Walk to work.

Kingdom come. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Evanston. Walk to work.

Cold morning blue sky branch. Evanston. Walk to work.

While Trump is expressing his admiration for Putin—Putin’s army just bombed a children’s hospital in Odesa, Ukraine.

Someone rolled down the hill and left this joyous mark in the snow. Rogers Park. Walk to work.

Winter all around. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Evanston. Walk to work.

Big V. Evanston. Walk to work.

Cool angles and lichen on tombstone with tree behind it. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Evanston. Walk to work.

Light on the CTA building. Rogers Park. Walk to work.

Fence flair. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Chicago. Walk to work.

Unofficial Chicago flag: plastic bag in tree. We have lots of them. Rogers Park. Walk to work.