Slice of Life: Roofline Roosters

Written By on February 1, 2011 in Cabrini Green, holy places, nature, slice of life

The expression “bird brained” is supposed to be an insult.  But these pigeons gathered together at the apex of the Saint Matthew Methodist Church roof (1000 North Orleans Street) on a cold winter morning are smart enough to know two things — heat rises, and churches are notorious for having drafty, vaulted...

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Slice of Life: This is a Lawn

Written By on January 27, 2011 in green, humor, Hyde Park, Parks, slice of life

Found this down in Washington Park one day.  The one part of the lawn that isn’t the lawn is a metal manhole cover indicating “Lawn.”  Yes.  Yes it...

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