The Impossible Year

Tag: impossible project

  • Northcenter Town Square, 13 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   A few years back, a project was kicked off to transform the lot at 4100 N Damen Avenue into a community space. This year the project was completed and opened to the public and the final result is gorgeous. However it’s surreal to…

  • Waterlilies, 12 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   The Garfield Park Conservatory partnered with the Art Institute of Chicago to do a ‘Flowers of Monet’ outdoor exhibition. We took a trip over there on a misty morning and walked through the gardens. It was a quick and lovely trip and amazing to learn about…

  • To the Lake, 11 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   We took a ride over to the lake and brought Marla with us to walk along the coastline and enjoy the beginning of fall weather setting in.

  • Flowers from Molly, 10 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   Assuming I’d forget, our dear friend Molly secretly plotted to sent us flowers for our anniversary by asking Beth Ann what day our anniversary was. Amusingly Beth Ann told her the wrong date and it arrived on the 10th when our anniversary is…

  • Waiting for a Ride, 9 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   With everyone stuck at home lots of us are doing deep cleanings. Cycling around I discovered this rain-soaked stuffed bear, in a chair, waiting to be picked up as trash. There was something beautiful and sad about it at the same time.

  • Anniversary Walk, 8 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   For our two year anniversary we took a walk in LaBagh Woods.

  • Texas Gold Sausage, 7 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   Picked up sausages from Spoken Cafe to celebrate Labor Day, and saved two for later. Added some diced tomatoes from our garden and some cheese and it would up not just being delicious but feeling fancy AF.

  • 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.

  • Wrapping Paper, 4 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   I cleaned out under our crawl space and started organizing all of the wrapping/gift-giving materials we own as Beth Ann wrapped a gift for our friend’s Zoom Bridal Shower.

  • Tools, 2 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   Beth Ann has been spending a lot of time in the garage working on pottery.