Chicago Palmer House Great Room

Chicago's Palmer House Hilton 2nd floor lobby is a wonder to behold. The ornate 1920's style architecture is beautiful to see in person. A photography seminar gave me that excuse/opportunity to stay overnight and it was a great choice.

Lily Rose Levitation Trick

Lily Rose wanted to try levitation so I told her to concentrate real hard and you should be able to float in the air. It worked.

A 4th of July Family Tradition

Once a year the basketball court on the driveway gets used. The tradition has changed over the years. First it was the uncles against the younger cousins. Then when the uncles got beat (that was a fun year) it switched to 2 on 2. Now with Sam getting older and stronger, it is back to 3 on 3 with the Davern's including Joe Junior vs the Hackers. Glad to report no injuries this year. Oh yea, the Davern's dominated. Only Jono and Sammy play more than once a year so this is going to get ugly.

Happy 4th

I don't have any good July 4th flag displays so I went to the archives to pick a shot from Veteran's Day 2011. Still, nice display of flags on a hill in Naperville.

I was debating on which shot to use and decided since it was my blog, I can use both. Here is Clio in Red, White and Blue looking all grown up.

Chicago Cares

Chicago Cares. A sort of self serving ad for Blue Cross/Blue Shield makes for an interesting view.

Buckingham Fountain

Nothing beats downtown Chicago on a pretty summer evening at Buckingham Fountain.

Ahhh.....the Selfie Stick

Hard to get an interesting shot with blah skies and tourists all around. However, the selfie stick gave me a frame.