The impressive building on the left is the home of The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts. I do not know the history of the building. I should look it up. 2 of 2

I rarely edit photos anymore, and I do not always change the settings. I let my phone do what it does. I have a Google Pixel 7, but a lot of smartphones let you easily take good photos now, from my non expert photo taking perspective. 2 of 2

There was a lot of damage. I was lucky that I did not lose power, but a lot of people did. Ice storms are like that.

The views are from my fourth floor window, the main entrance to my building, and a view from another entrance to my building. I had the luxury of not having to go anywhere; I could wait until the ice melted.

I have the luxury of having a life where I do not have to go out on Saturday or Sunday. Aside from hating the cold, I do not want to risk falling. This is not unheard of, but it is unusual to have the lows be as low as the 20s F, and the highs be as low as 32F. Our power is usually stable.

I like to photograph decorations in stores. The next two photos were shot at my local Bi-Mart. There is something wonderfully odd about them too. 2 of 2

No one was behind me. The colors are not the intensely dramatic fall colors of some places, but they are beautiful. I am going to post a few more photos later.

Some things I did were with people, and some were by myself. I know it looks like I never do things with people, but I do not generally take pictures of people. It was a fun summer.