I feel very fortunate to now have the mountains in my backyard but if I were to pick a place closer, I'd say Liberty Park, just 15 minute walk from my house. It has a 1.5 mile paved perimeter, a bird sanctuary, small history museum, a community pool, tennis courts, and the most lovely grass for picnics or reading. It's great in all seasons and has became a regular spot for our family :)
I live a few blocks away from the Carter Center! It has a research library, a rose garden, and my personal favorite, a farmers market on Saturday mornings! Going there every Saturday is one of my favorite weekly traditions, and I love to sit in the rose gardens to read when I need some peace and quiet from the hustle of the city. It is beautiful!
There are many places around Chicago that I find beautiful, but my go to is always Lake Michigan. Everyday it’s different, but consistent. I’ve been rewatching The Bear while in Ireland and the photos of the city make me smile. The series is a love letter to Chicago.
The community where I live has a lake in the middle with fountains and several statues placed around it on a walking path. It’s beautiful, especially when the sun sets. I love to walk the path, stop at the library, or grab a drink in the cozy downtown area which you can see from the lake path.
I do marvel at the beauty of Minnesota- the north shore and rugged Lake Superior is one of the most beautiful places in the world. In my own backyard, we have a little park called Highland Park in our neighborhood. I walk there every day with my dog through the wooded winding path, over a bridge, past a playground and municipal Booya Shed- I think it might be the only one around where, in Booya season (now) people line up with their kettles to take Booya home for dinner. I walk down the steps and over to the Circus Juventas School (where it's not unusual for 20 kids on unicycles to pass you.)I walk along a tree lined street to another park with a municipal outdoor pool where, at the time I'm usually walking, has lots of older women suited up and swimming their daily laps. I keep going to a big park that is home to our city water tower on a hill which, in the winter, is a sledding hill. I wind home along our new bike and walking path, past a huge hundreds year old Cottonwood tree where my husband puts his hand on the tree and says, "hello tree.." Corny, I know. Yep, there's beauty all around.
I feel very fortunate to now have the mountains in my backyard but if I were to pick a place closer, I'd say Liberty Park, just 15 minute walk from my house. It has a 1.5 mile paved perimeter, a bird sanctuary, small history museum, a community pool, tennis courts, and the most lovely grass for picnics or reading. It's great in all seasons and has became a regular spot for our family :)
I live a few blocks away from the Carter Center! It has a research library, a rose garden, and my personal favorite, a farmers market on Saturday mornings! Going there every Saturday is one of my favorite weekly traditions, and I love to sit in the rose gardens to read when I need some peace and quiet from the hustle of the city. It is beautiful!
There are many places around Chicago that I find beautiful, but my go to is always Lake Michigan. Everyday it’s different, but consistent. I’ve been rewatching The Bear while in Ireland and the photos of the city make me smile. The series is a love letter to Chicago.
The community where I live has a lake in the middle with fountains and several statues placed around it on a walking path. It’s beautiful, especially when the sun sets. I love to walk the path, stop at the library, or grab a drink in the cozy downtown area which you can see from the lake path.
I do marvel at the beauty of Minnesota- the north shore and rugged Lake Superior is one of the most beautiful places in the world. In my own backyard, we have a little park called Highland Park in our neighborhood. I walk there every day with my dog through the wooded winding path, over a bridge, past a playground and municipal Booya Shed- I think it might be the only one around where, in Booya season (now) people line up with their kettles to take Booya home for dinner. I walk down the steps and over to the Circus Juventas School (where it's not unusual for 20 kids on unicycles to pass you.)I walk along a tree lined street to another park with a municipal outdoor pool where, at the time I'm usually walking, has lots of older women suited up and swimming their daily laps. I keep going to a big park that is home to our city water tower on a hill which, in the winter, is a sledding hill. I wind home along our new bike and walking path, past a huge hundreds year old Cottonwood tree where my husband puts his hand on the tree and says, "hello tree.." Corny, I know. Yep, there's beauty all around.