Places I enjoy greatly–coffee shops of any size. Fairgrounds Coffee and Tea on Lake Street in Oak Park is bright and airy.
And the cappuccino was perfect.
Tag: Oak Park
holiday whimsy
December 1 already and downtown Oak Park is in full shop-local-for-the-holidays swing. Storefront windows on North Boulevard sparkle so merrily.
Snowflakes, sleigh bells, and strung lights for your holiday whimsy.
tiny green fans
Last week’s snow put the octane in trees dropping their leaves. This weekend a neighbor’s ginkgo biloba dropped most of hers.
The aftermath is kind of pretty. Piles and piles of leaves shaped like tiny green fans.
boo
Halloween is in full swing, and Illinoisans really know how to celebrate/decorate. Local homeowners festoon their yards with all sorts of interesting pumpkin/ghost/graveyard features. At work we had a spooky foods contest, and this was a winner. Spiders never tasted so good or looked so cute.
oak park river forest museum
A few blocks from my apartment building is Cicero Fire House No. 2, built in 1898 and reborn in 2017 as the Oak Park River Forest Museum.
If you’re curious about local history and those who built the cities of Oak Park and River Forest, this is a fun visit.
There is a parade of Boy Scout figures fashioned by folk artist John Hagensick.
And a painting by Edwin Reed Hemingway that was found crumpled under a house porch.
an autumn leaf
Autumn seems a quieter season than summer. Not as many people enjoying the outdoors. But colorful leaves–we have those in abundance.
hello, october
Early autumn in the Midwest is prettier than I remembered. Maple and oak tree leaves have started to turn, and the result is dappled shades of orange and yellow.
Hello, October.
