Chicagoland officially survived the winter. I didn’t think
it would ever end, and if you look outside it doesn’t seem like it has yet;
there is STILL snow on the ground. I don’t remember a colder or snowier winter.
That’s all the past four months have been about it seems – the weather. We had seven snow days which extended the school calendar by a week, even with a
few pardons. The temps were sub-zero, the roads were treacherous, and snow and ice kept piling up layer after layer. The deep freeze and several blizzard conditions encased buildings
and trees in ice for weeks on end. …I never really wrote about any of it until
now but I certainly talked about it and took pictures. It was deadly but
beautiful. It even inspired me to book a condo in Florida so that is where we
are heading in two days for spring break. We are not doing Disney; we are just going to enjoy the environment. My family and I are going to fish, snorkel, visit the Everglades,
kayak, and just lay on the beach. I couldn’t be more thrilled to be trading one
extreme for another.
As I mentioned, I haven’t been writing much. I have had a
few ideas and still have plans to finish projects and submit but I’ve been
preoccupied with the winter and our vacation. I did accomplish one goal early on this year. I
got the nature books into the two stores as I had hoped. The Indiana Welcome Center and
Center for Visual and Performing Arts gift shops both have copies on their shelves. It would be nice if some of them sell.
The Ladies Auxiliary St. John
VFW Family Dance was in late January. This was our 10th year. The weather
affected the turn out but everyone who did attend had fun. I keep promoting
events through the post Facebook page and did get the details and some photos in
the paper again this year.
Finally, I have some photography news. One of my photos will
be on display all summer at the Indianapolis International Airport. I was real
excited about this one; they obviously have a lot of traffic. Travelers from
all over the word will see the exhibit which is sponsored by
the airport and The Nature Conservancy/Indiana.
