08/02/2009 Away from the noise

Within Chicago one can find pockets of stillness and peace within the busy hustle and bustle. Some of these spaces you don't even realize you're entering until suddenly it dawns on you - it is quiet. Yes, the occasional sirens can be heard, but they are muffled and without that shrill edge that we hear from the EMS vehicles that wail past our building. I just love these places. Deep within several neighborhoods you can also find this - the rhythmic squeak of a swing set, children's voices playing inside fenced back yards, a happy dog bark here and there, and in between, silence. The picture above is taken from Millennium Park, looking toward the brand new Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago on a cold and rainy day in June.

11/9/2025 note- I don’t know what pic I had posted back then, but here is one I found on my phone that I took in 2017. I think I took this from the #3 bus, if memory serves me!