Millenium Park 2005

McCormick Tribune Plaza and Ice Rink. In the summer the ice rink is turned into an outdoor restaurant.	31298560-M	31298537-M
Pedestrian bridge across Columbus Drive	Pedestrian bridge across Columbus Drive	31298505-M
Pedestrian bridge across Columbus Drive	Jay Pritzker Pavilion	Jay Pritzker Pavilion
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Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait	Jay Pritzker Pavilion	The Bean is covered this summer for repairs
Jay Pritzker Pavilion	Jay Pritzker Pavilion	Wrigley Square and Millennium Monument (Peristyle) The Square is anchored by the Millennium Monument (Peristyle), a nearly full-sized replica of the original peristyle that stood in the same location between 1917 and 1953.
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31298249-M	31298224-M	Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, The Crown Fountain .
Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait is an exhibition of 100 awe-inspiring photos of the City of Chicago and its surrounding region taken by nationally renowned photographer Terry Evans.	Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait is an exhibition of 100 awe-inspiring photos of the City of Chicago and its surrounding region taken by nationally renowned photographer Terry Evans.	The Crown Fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens.
The Crown Fountain

Millenium Park Bug Show

They have a show for little kids.

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Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait

We went Saturday to Millenium Park. The show runs through October. Highly recommended!
http://www.revealingchicago.org/
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Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait is an exhibition of 100 awe-inspiring photos of the City of Chicago and its surrounding region taken by nationally renowned photographer Terry Evans.	Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait
Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait	Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait

The Crown Fountain

Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, the Crown Fountain is a major addition to the city's world-renowned public art collection. The fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens, a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculpted with open mouths to allow water, a symbol of life, to flow out. Plensa adapted this practice by having faces of Chicago citizens projected on LED screens and having water flow through a water outlet in the screen to give the illusion of water spouting from their mouths.

Closeup

Red Water Lily

Daisies in the backyard

Red Water Lily

Sunflower

This is growing in the courtyard by Lori's townhouse. Must be 8 feet tall.
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A few more shots from the San Diego trip

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The Pannikin in Encinitas	Approaching La Jolla Cove
Pier Cafe - Seaport Village	San Diego Marriott
The Upstart Crow Bookstore - Seaport Village	USS Independence - San Diego
Boats at Seaport Village