Trains, Planes, Eyeballs, and Fountains Oh My!
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Geez, the Air Show was this weekend already! It seems summer just started and it’s already ending. At least it was cooler by the lake! This has been one hot summer.
We caught the train to go downtown and were pleasantly surprised to find it was an express and not the usual milk run. The train was packed though. I think a lot of folks who got on after us had to stand. Once downtown, we hopped on the el and headed north and after a quick stop at McDonalds, we headed for the beach.
We have been going to the Air Show for years and I always find it interesting in one way or another. I’m not really thrilled by the military planes but the stunt guys are pretty cool. Pretty nuts too. They do some crazy stuff.
This year however, the dragonflies caught my attention. There were hundreds of them. And they weren’t small ones either! Almost every picture Kieran and I made had a couple of them in the frame. Whenever there was a break in the action I would try making a picture of one. Not an easy task I gotta tell ya! Fun though. Then there was the kid digging a big hole in the sand. He spent a lot of time digging and when I went over to talk to him I saw that he was packing the sides so it wouldn’t collapse. Smart guy! North Avenue Beach was packed but it didn’t feel packed. If that makes sense. After the show there is usually a bigtime traffic jam at the bridge going over LSD and this year traffic slowed a little but never stopped. That was almost as nice as an express train!
After the show we headed back to the loop. We were way early for the next train so we got off at the Library stop and visited the Eye. It was the first time I had seen it and it was pretty cool. It’s not every day you see a 30′ eyeball. We still had a little time to kill so we headed over to Millenium Park. The Pritzker fountain was packed with kids, and some adults, running through the water. It seemed like yesterday when I would sit there for a couple of hours while Kieran played. He didn’t even go in this time. Just sat on the edge playing with his phone and checking out a few girls in bikinis. My little boy is growing up.
The train ride home was uneventful and also an express. I could get used to that! Kieran crashed pretty early and I got started uploading and sorting all the pictures I made this weekend. I gave up after a bit and crashed too. Very busy weekend. And a lot of pictures to remind me how busy it was!