Viagra-T

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The Viagra Triangle is a part of town with... well... a high concentration of 50+'ers.

Dunes

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Michigan Dunes State Park on a glorious summer day.

Sandy

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Typical sublime summer day at North Avenue Beach.

Zoom

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Zooming by Madison on the El headed toward Quincy.

Fuzzy

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Fuzzies along my home train stop.

Refreshing

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This summer ale is a summer staple here and is just delish.

Blues

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Gotta loves the blues year-round.  Taken in Grant Park.

Creek

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The view looking east down an unnamed creek in Starved Rock State Park.

Heads

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River

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Looked east down the Chicago River from the office.  Again, it never gets old.

Busy

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Looking east down Wacker from the Wells/Wacker bus stop.

Dusk

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Looking south down the Chicago River from the office.  It never gets old.

Etheral

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She was looking down at me in Union Station, so I took her photo.

Window

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Taken from the Sky Deck of Willis (Sears) Tower.

Stark

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Walking along the top of a bluff towards St. Louis Canyon in Starved Rock State Park.

Dusk

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View right after sunset from a rooftop in Printer's Row.

Patriotic

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Taken in front of Union Station with a crystal clear sky on a perfect summer day.

Hidden

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A hidden, breathtaking Japanese garden is nestled in the middle of Wooded Island in Jackson Park, a rarely-used public park behind the Museum of Science and Industry.

Arrival

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Rush hour Metra train arrival in Union Station.

Otherworldly

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Sunset on Lake Michigan, taken from New Buffalo, MI on a perfect summer evening.

Blinding

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Standing in front of the Sun Times building, looking east down the Chicago River towards Lake Michigan.

Rarity

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Saturday night at the La Salle "L" station.  It's a rarity because it was totally deserted.

Azure

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Willis (Sears) Tower as seen from a rooftop party in Printer's Row on a perfect summer evening.

Undulatus Asperatus

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Asperatus clouds over downtown, which are rumored by the Cloud Appreciation Society to be a new type of cloud.  Regardless, the Ghostbusters jokes were not in short supply.