Thursday, June 19, 2008
New construction in Chicago
This new puppy is coming up next to the Aon Insurance Building on Randolph Street. The Aon Building used to be the Standard Oil Building, then it was the Amoco Building. It never got to be the BP Building.
Something's coming up in front of Sears Tower.
New construction
Originally uploaded by SandyJasmine
It's called The Legacy at Millennium Park -- a residential tower that will eventually be 819 feet of shiny glass. Thanks to the guy who found this picture where I posted it on Flickr. He left a comment letting me know what this building is. I just love it when y'all leave comments for me!
Allium
Giant allium, which is in the onion family. It was taken in Millenium Park - the background is the Frank Gehry band shell walkway.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Remodeling
The house is starting to look nice. Here's my new fridge and stove. I love the ceramic tile in the kitchen. Just have to get the carpet people back for a few touches, get new door latches installed, and get a new kitchen counter and sink! I am really happy with it.
Chagall mosaic in Chicago
This mosaic by Marc Chagall is in front of the First National Bank building.
Swans and their little babies
I was driving by a pond on the way to work this morning and just had to stop to see the new baby swans. This was in Franklin Park, near O'Hare airport in Chicago.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
New Photos
Too lazy to post them here, but I put a bunch of new pictures on Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/sandyjasmine/ . I don't know what it is about cloudy days that makes me want to take pictures.
I'm dreading going home. A new kitchen floor is going in today. One installer wanted to start with a chalk line in the center of the room and start laying the tile in the center. Makes sense to me. The other guy won. He started in a corner. I hope we don't end up with a crooked line at the end.
My remodeling is about half done. All the nasty old wallpaper is out. The fuzzy junk and the mirror stuff, too. The walls look great. I got an antique white - it's sort of a cream color. I have new light fixtures in the whole house. New door handles are coming next, and all new outlets and switches.
I have the courage up to go home and check the floor, so I better stop writing in case I chicken out again.
Frank Gehry bandshell
See the curly metal thingie? That's Frank Gehry's band shell downtown Chicago. The acoustics are amazing! I like to watch the symphony rehearse during the daytime in their shirtsleeves. The Prudential building, right behind the band shell, was once the second tallest building in the world, the first being the Empire State Building in New York.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Little faces
As I zoomed in to get a closeup of this lovely Gold Coast garden, I saw two little white faces in the window checking me out.
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