Sunday, October 12, 2008

My Gardens

For all of you out there who love gardens, here are some older pictures of mine. Click on the link above that says Gardens.
or
http://foxden.org/gallery/album22
And some Chicago flower gardens that I love:
http://foxden.org/gallery/album24
And some more shots of Chicago buildings:
http://foxden.org/gallery/album25

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Monday, October 6, 2008

I Saw an Owl


I had an hour to spare when I was at O'Hare Airport today. I went for a walk in the neighboring woods. I sat on a big fallen tree trunk to tie my shoelace.

All of a sudden I heard wild flapping, and I saw what I thought was a hawk fly out. It sat on the ground and I saw the big round eyes and the cat ears. It was an owl. It let me get within a foot of it. I walked very slowly. It really did look just like a brown cat from the top. Same size, same ears. I talked to it softly, then walked away.

I've never seen an owl before -- it was really amazing. As I continued my walk I saw a deer with her fawn in the woods. Also not afraid of people, they just looked at me. This was within a mile of the second busiest airport in the world. I was impressed. The cool part was that the owl wasn't afraid of me -- I think it was curious about me.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

BUILDING VIEWED FROM BOTTUM UP

I love taking pictures of buildings from the bottom

TRUMP BUILDING AND MARINA CITY

Here's Trump Tower coming up behind the corn cob -- Marina City -- and the IBM building

September 11th, 2008

On September 11th, the building at 311 S. Wacker Drive in Chicago hung a big flag. As I went into the building to shoot the picture, I saw this amazing fountain and wanted to share it with you.




























DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY?


Dude looks like a lady, originally uploaded by SandyJasmine.These mannequins have that androgynous 1970's David Bowie look

GUYS IN DRESSES?


Guys in dresses, originally uploaded by SandyJasmine.I don't get it. Are they guys or girls?

New construction


New construction
Originally uploaded by SandyJasmine
From left - New construction, Westin Hotel, Marina City, IBM Tower, Trump Tower

Rush Street coming down


Rush Street coming down
Originally uploaded by SandyJasmine
Some people call Rush Street the Viagra Triangle

More new construction in Chicago