It’s surprising looking at our last post from less than a month ago that everything was covered in snow! The snow all melted a few weeks ago now, and we have had some really lovely spring days – quite a bonus in Chicago in March! It’s also surprising I guess…

After a lot of snow and bitter cold, we had some more snow and more cold. The first photo here was part of the series at the lake front on the last post. I like the Accidentally Wes Anderson quality although a much more austere version! The others below show…

Its been a really cold, snowy February in Chicago, with it rarely getting above freezing, and spending a lot of time in the 0f or -15c zone! But we still try to get out everyday and our finding our COVID19 facemasks to be quite the lifesaver when it comes to…

This could be since we had an 8-week break, but we’re back in Chicago and enjoying the winter season here. Humboldt Park lagoon has been ranging from frozen to half frozen, and people and water birds are venturing out on it. Some people even cleared of a section for hockey…

Sorry for the out of order posts here! One last New Mexico post before we drive home. Toward the end of our trip, we explored a bit more in Fort Bayard with Miles and this time found the dragonfly petroglyph! I really couldn’t leave a thread like that hanging!

We’ve mentioned the university near here, and one morning John and I took a walk on the campus. There are some really cool murals and buildings there. The university emphasizes the outdoor recreation students can get here, as seen on the banner below showing a student with a crossbow! I’ve…

We are staying very close to the Boston Hill Open Space, and end up walking or cycling (John) there almost every day. It’s a recreation area at an old mining site that was run by the Massachusetts Mining Company, thus the name which otherwise seems very out of place in…

This post is mainly for Rory and Maddie, as we’ve had a lot of creature reports building up, so we figured it was time to tell the whole story! First up, we’ve finally started seeing a lot of Javalinas a little pig-like creature that is native to the area, and…

Today John and I drove Liam and Kat to Las Cruces so they could get a rental car for their drive back to Chicago, and we drove on another hour to visit White Sands National Park. Here’s a map so you can get a sense of the locations and distances.…

Merry Christmas! It’s a little over an hour left in Central time so with any luck I’ll get this posted on Christmas itself 🙂 We had a lovely Christmas today with a leisurely morning and then a zoom with Nana and Grandpa in KC and Debbie, Jeff and Maddie in…