The Impossible Year

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  • Marla in the Snow

    Marla in the Snow

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 We got hit with a huge amount of snow that piled higher than even the dog. Thankfully our neighbors moslty shoveled / plowed so Marla and I were able to take a good walk. I let her off leash briefly and got her to sit next one of the…

  • Snow Covered Greenview

    Snow Covered Greenview

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 While we’ve had a few days of accumulation before, we got our first real snow storm of the season. For all the bad rap the weather in this city gets, Chicago is remarkably beautiful in the snow.

  • Greenview and Pensacola, 9 November 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   We had a beautiful breezy day here in the city and I shot this photo while walking the dog. You can barely see it, but below the sign there are a number of leaf collection bags that Graceland West Community Association collected. as…

  • Greenview and Wilson, 6 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   Took this out on a walk with the dog, I just appreciated the aesthetic beauty of the trees contrasting with the signage.

  • Greenview Avenue, 10 August 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 On Monday a massive derecho swept through the Chicagoland region causing tornados along the lakefront, knocking down over 7,300 trees, and leaving over 2 million people without power. We were fortunate to be mostly spared any damage (though we did lose internet) but our neighbors…

  • Accumulation Polaroid SLR 680SE  / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Yesterday was the first significant accumulation of the year. Here’s my Prius sitting in the unplowed Chicago street.

  • Heating Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Shot purely because I don’t think I ever have previously. One of my favorite things about this apartment is the quirky radiators on the ceiling thing. It’s sorta bizarre but I love it.

  • Soap and Sunlight Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Realized I had never taken a photo from inside the bathroom itself and I just loved the way the light was coming in from outside.

  • Ivy Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection One of my favorite things about the apartment I live in is the ivy that grows on the side of the building. I cherish the days it’s there before the winter takes over.

  • Beautiful Day Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Just a gorgeous day out. This time of year is why I live here in Chicago.