The Impossible Year

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  • Budacki’s

    Budacki’s

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 While out running errands we found ourselves craving cheese fries so a stop was required.

  • Winnemac Punching Bag

    Winnemac Punching Bag

    Winnemac Punching Bag, 3 April 2021Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 We met up with Katie for a park hang and I noticed this punching bag hanging from the limb of a tree near us. Katie said it’s been there for at least a year now. I have so many questions and no answers. 

  • Winnemac Park with Friends

    Winnemac Park with Friends

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 We met up with Dan, Hande, David, and Jessi for brunch in the park.

  • Lake View High Field

    Lake View High Field

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I remember at the beginning of lockdown last year the city closed all the parks and sports fields. Now the recently refurbished turf field and track at Lake View High School has reopened and I regularly see my neighbors masked up and playing on it with their kids during…

  • Chili

    Chili

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 We made a Blue Apron one-pot chili and I think it’s the first time I’ve ever used semi-sweet chocolate chips in a food that wasn’t cookies, brownies, or cake. It was delicious. Unfortunately, the photo wound up blown out.

  • Print on Fabric

    Print on Fabric

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I have begun taking remote textiles ‘print at home’ classes through Lillstreet Arts Studio.

  • Sunny Days

    Sunny Days

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Feels like spring is slowly showing its head. As I walked into the living room I was struck by the light breaking through our windows silhouetting the whole room.

  • Cuyler and the Brown Line

    Cuyler and the Brown Line

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Found out that Begyle Brewing was selling their 2020 Barrel Aged Imperial Pajamas beers in cans this year and swung over to do a curbside pickup. After parking, I turned around and took this shot. One of my favorite things about Chicago is seeing the elevated train tracks running…

  • Trash

    Trash

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 At the corner of Montrose and Ashland is a slowly rusting out Chicago Reader newspaper box and a trash can. Because of the massive snow accumulation of recent weeks, the trashcan is overflowing with colorful dog poop bags. This struck me this morning as very gross but also oddly…

  • State of the Alley

    State of the Alley

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 It feels like the snow accumulation is never-ending and that it’ll never fully melt.