I didn't take a photo on Monday or Tuesday because it was so windy and cold in Chicago I was afraid I would drop my phone into the lake! Plus I only just dug out my winter gloves and mittens this morning.
We've had gigantic waves on Lake Michigan due to the wind from Hurricane Sandy. Yesterday as I was driving home from work on Lake Shore Drive, the waves were washing up over the lakeshore path. There were cars pulled over all along the side of the highway, which I've never seen before. People were outside of their cars, taking photos of the waves. Here is one I took that doesn't even do the huge waves justice:
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| Lake Shore Drive; Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
Other than the waves and the wind gusts, there was no other indication here in Chicago of the type of devastation that was going on elsewhere in the country. Today, the wind was almost completely diminished, so that it felt just like the days leading up to the hurricane's landfall.
Today's photo kind of illustrates how I've been feeling about Sandy all week. You can see that there is something dark and heavy going on beneath the surface of the clouds and the water, but here in Chicago, in the foreground, it is sunny and bright and business as usual. I've been feeling sort of removed from the destructive winds, loss of power, and massive flooding that the east coast has been feeling even though I have several friends that live in DC, Boston, and NYC. I checked on each of them as the storm continued and thankfully, they are all safe and sound. But just like this photo shows, I can't escape the nagging feeling that there is something dark and dangerous going on, even though it is happening across the country.
I know we'll be able to band together and fix what the storm broke, but it is kind of a spooky feeling to have on Halloween. Chicago is sending all of our love to the east coast.
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