Starting Today

The sun at the horizon is a strange thing. It is during these first and last moments above the limb of our slowly rotating planet that its l...

I'm just about to go into a lesson with Chris Martin (the young, but already legendary principal trumpeter of the Chicago Symphony), and...

Last night it sounded like my neighbor (whom I've never met, but have definitely heard on a regular basis) was assembling some sort of f...

I'm feeling exceedingly tired and stressed tonight, so I thought I'd take a break for a minute and dig back into my photos from this...

Today I got up well before the sun and hurried down to one of my favorite sunrise viewing spots. The morning sky was clear and crisp; a rain...

I'm sure you've all noticed by now that my blog about Lake Michigan's exceptionally high waves has been corroborated by many oth...

Current temp: 47...not including the substantial wind chill. What am I whining for? In a couple months we could very well have wind chills o...

Today's forecast for Lake Michigan in my area: "Northwest gales to 40 kt becoming north. Slight chance of showers. Waves 12 to 16 f...