Life through my windshield...

City Groove

To the beat of his own drum....

{chicago: quietly & intently}

"I enjoy looking quietly and intently at living human beings going about their work and duties and occupations and activities as though they were spread before us for our pleasure and interest.  A huge opera.  A huge arena." ~ Dorothea Lange

I recently returned from a short visit to Chicago with my husband and kids.  This year for spring break we visited family in Illinois and took a small side trip into Chicago via the Union Pacific West Line Train.  I love falling into a city...discovering it....quiet moments found in the midst of the hustle and bustle.  I love watching people walk by....wonder what their story is...wonder what they're thinking.  I love finding a part of a city that's not mentioned in the guide books.   A huge opera.  A huge arena.  Indeed.  

And I imagine...

And I imagine...

that the paint cans were filled with the colors of her dreams...

and that the afternoon light poured in and filled her with happiness...

the lines of the space held her...

soothed her mind...

and she was lost in thought...

creating her future....

wrapped in light and love and possibilities.

Born on a Street Corner

"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door."
Albert Camus 


Lately I've been roaming our city's streets...
In between the phone calls, voice mails, meetings, deadlines, responsibilites...   
Stolen moments with this city that I love....

Listening to what she has to say...

Capturing her...

Finding myself...