Chicago...the images it left.

Chicago. People jogging along the lake on a Sunday morning, raw wind tousling them. Starbucks...everywhere. Pumpkins piled in the market. Dads pushing strollers. People, people...more people. Asters tucked under a staircase, mums spilling from baskets, pansies by a telephone pole. Statues, museums, parks. More Starbucks. The Library. Avenues of trees. A fountain hidden at the end of a road, battling to retain its form in the October wind. People crossing the roads obliviously confident of their inalienable right of way. Noodle shops. A marble marker reading Sandburg Place . Layer upon layer of city. Wind. Pulsating life. Human endeavor. Flowers, families, food, art, beauty, imperfection, history, learning, activity, growth. Chicago.