Taken on August 25, 2018 in Houston.

Taken on August 25, 2018 in Houston.

Taken on August 23, 2018 in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette.

Taken on August 17, 2018 in Chicago. This park is named for my favorite 18th century German naturalist. I recommend Andrea Wulf’s The Invention of Nature.




Taken on August 16, 2018 in Chicago.
Fun Fact: This park was to be called Central Park until President James Garfield was assassinated. (Not so fun a fact for Garfield, but he did get a park named after him. Not the most illustrious of parks, but then again he wasn’t the most illustrious of Presidents. Ironically, Garfield Park has a very nice sculpture of Lincoln, a much more highly lauded President with a vastly more impressive Chicago Park.



Taken on August 15, 2018 in The Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park, Chicago.


Taken on August 13, 2018 in Chicago.

