Look over there a Great blue heron Chicago Botanic Garden

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So amazing we watched as this sweet bird looked for lunch!

sneaking

sneaking

still

slowly…can you see me?

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Camo stealth bird

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got it

stealth

I think it was following us or was it the dragonflies???

hello

 

Chagall Mosaic in Chicago I ❤ Art

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Wow what an amazing Mosaic by Chagall. Bling said these beautiful works of art were commission by the artist just for Chicago. So amazing! Wow! I ❤ Art

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City Hall building in Chicago ❤ I ❤ skyscrapers

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Bling pointed out that there were flags hanging from the city hall building on the left. I love the way the building look in shots like this! I got a t-shirt like the new flag colors, light blue with red stars. I love that! I also got BB that shirt she’s wearing!  I ❤ skyscrapers

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Skyscrapers in Chicago ❤ I ❤ skyscrapers

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I have no idea what building this is! I spent most of my time with my head in the sky!
Did I mention how much I love skyscrapers? Skyscrapers in Chicago ❤ I ❤ skyscrapers

This is the James R. Thompson building in Chicago

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The building opened in May 1985 as the State of Illinois Center. It was renamed in 1993 to honor former Illinois Republican Governor James R. Thompson. This building takes up an entire city block in downtown Chicago. Bling and I loved the elevator and all the windows and the architecture.

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Check out the roof, to me this is so interesting!

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This is the left side of the entrance from where we were standing. It looks like a ship to me! I love that

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This is the right side of the entrance from where we were standing.

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This was Bling’s idea to take photos of the other buildings through the glass. I thought that was really cool! Bling is a great tour guide and she sure loves her city of Chicago! It’s her kind of town! 😉

Artists4Peace ANNOUNCEMENT

hitandrun1964's avatarRethinking Life

Announcements:

I forgot to post the topic for July!!!!!!! I am so sorry! So with that in mind we are announcing it now and extending the deadline 😉

July

Heroes for Peace

Who are your personal heroes?
This can be someone famous or someone from everydaylife.

Extended Submission Deadline July 12th
Selected Entries will be posted July 15th

August

Cartoons for Peace!

Submit your drawings, paintings, doodles…this should be fun!
Even if you are better with words than drawing play along.
Stick figures are welcome 😀

Submission Deadline August 1st
Selected Entries will be posted August 15th

Additional ongoing Challenges:

Haiku for Peace
Community Artists4Peace -see more info on this here!

Feel free to send in any other Peace related art at any time for consideration to be posted throughout the month. Remember just blog as you normally would and then email a link to your post to artists4peaceproject@gmail.com…

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Hanging out in the garden with Bling

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I haven’t quite decided what to do with all the photos I took while visiting Chicago.
This is one of my favorite colorWISE! 😀 Love the Green, Purple & Red

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as so we grow on lattice, fences, up walls

we grow

as so we grow on lattice, fences, up walls
we grow together!

I am this flow of g~r~a~c~e

  

I am this flow of g~r~a~c~e~~~~~

all the characters~~all the chaos~all of it~~i own all of it

I am this flow of g~r~a~c~e~~~~~