First Warm Day in April

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In which the long winter has left even the trees with frayed nerves, and the branches of the ferris wheel still mostly unbloomed.

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Streetscene: Before the Fall, Desert Flowers

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Hot Chicago Day, End of Summer

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Bummed by Chicago's Sub-Zero Cold? We Give You the Cure. (you can thank us later)

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So as the winds howl, your teeth chatter, and frozen extremities begin to grow brittle and drop off, just keep thinking about the feel of warm sand between your toes.  The path's almost at hand . . .