Same, and definitely affecting my mood, especially when staring at my new bike sitting in my guest bedroom

Following up…. It was a great trip to Belgium, especially Antwerp where I used their Blue Bike bike share to explore the city (pictured here in front of Zaha Hadid’s Havenhuis). Riding through the pedestrian tunnel under the river was especially fun.

I was just in Rotterdam a few weeks ago and got this pic of the water taxi. I basically fell in love with Rotterdam and Antwerp.

Another angle

My favorite brutalist structure: fish ladder in Grand Rapids, MI

When your backpack becomes a pannier.

Thank you Grant Park Symphony for a great concert last night. So glad I finally got to hear The Planets live. 💚💚💚

My favorite sign from the No Kings protest

Hey Chicagoans and suburban allies…. If you were making the Chicago version of this, where would you put the dip bowl? Norridge/HH? Untethered O’Hare? Lake Calumet?

My buddy Zeke is a talented amateur ceramicist, and I’m excited to go to opening night of his show at Clay Space in Lisle, Fri, June 6. I hope to see you there!

www.clayspace.net/events/