August 2022 - November 2022

August 2022 - November 2022

Returning from the West Coast just in time for autumn in my city.


fries and ham and egg sandwich

La Crêperie
Lincoln Park
November 19, 2022

my favorite French restaurant in Chi, where I always order the croque madame

skillet of pork and eggs

Machine Engineered Dining and Drink
Wicker Park
November 5, 2022

brunch after a race! glazed pork with kimchi and fried eggs

street art of yellow bear eating pizza

The Bear Champ, JC Rivera
Wicker Park
November 5, 2022

blue and green chi river and skyscrapers

Chicago River
River North, Chicago
October 22, 2022

concrete and steel sculpture of bird lady

Miró's Chicago
Chicago Loop
October 21, 2022

steel picasso sculpture

Chicago Picasso
Chicago Loop
October 21, 2022

drunken noodles and thai iced tea

Keadkao
Urban Space
Chicago Loop
October 21, 2022

food in the Theater District! drunken noodles and maybe the best thai iced tea I've ever had

red and gold leaves

Illinois Tech
Bronzeville, Chicago
October 14, 2022

tea-sipping autumn days

downtown chi from lakefront running trail

Lakefront Trail
Museum Campus, Chicago
October 9, 2022

training for a race may be unpleasant, but the views along the lake aren't

korean shaved ice with strawberries and peaches

Tsaocaa
Chinatown, Chicago
September 28, 2022

eating my weight in dessert. snowflake ice with strawberries and white peaches

Kaylee on a giant red lifeguard chair

Indiana Sand Dunes
Porter, IN
September 18, 2022

we had a picnic, fell down sand mountains, and did cartwheels in Lake Michigan

downtown chi at dusk over lake michigan

Navy Pier
Near North Side, Chicago
September 10, 2022

surprisingly, it's been 4 years since I last visited the most touristy place in Chi

chi river at dusk at a park

Ping Tom Memorial Park
Chinatown, Chicago
August 27, 2022

picnic in the park

chi glass skyscrapers reflecting the river

North View from Madison Street
Chicago Loop
August 27, 2022

back to crystal clarity

Kaylee J. Rosendahl
Kaylee J. Rosendahl

Searching for that asymptote