Jamie Forsythe Photography BLOG

Although it was cold and there was lots of snow, it was nice to be back in the midwest during winter, even if it was for a funeral. I can't believe that I would ever say that but I also knew that we were coming back to Portland, where it's 40-something degrees....and I don't have to put up with the never-ending grey day, the dirty slush when the snow starts to melt and all the other difficulties of snow. Chicago has changed so much since I lived in Illinois - but guess all cities have. 

                                                                                         

 

Millinium Park was very interesting - I want to go back to hear an under the stars (is there stars in the middle of the city?) concert.  Outside Chicago, there is field stubble and vast stretches of snow that is beautiful. I took my little point and shoot camera and shot from the back seat of a moving car, with a really dirty window. That's about the worst way to shoot and I wish I could go back and take some time with my real camera. The snow on the tree limbs was especially beautiful.

And the potholes!! Wow! I forgot about potholes that are as big as VW buses! I do miss the midwest though. It felt like home even though I haven't lived there in 30 years. 

Church luncheons. Snowball fights. Fire flies.

Marshall Fields (now Macies, much to the chagrin of Chicagoans)

Having a return flight that was at the same time as the Super Bowl was tough - especially when they loaded everyone on the plane and then they closed the airport because it was snowing so hard. It was the third quarter and fans on the plane were getting restless. Finally they let everyone off the plane to watch the end of the game and then loaded everyone back on the plane, de-iced and took off. I imagine that SW Airlines made some loyal customers that night. Even the Pats fans.