Daily Archives: July 12, 2014

Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic

The Aragon Ballroom was built in 1926 and is located 5 miles from downtown Chicago. Designed in Moorish style, it said that the interior resembles a Spanish village. It got its name from an autonomous region in Spain. In its … Continue reading

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Summertime in Chicago

My favorite hibiscus is still the tropical one. We do have Rose of Sharon that looks like tiny hibiscus and they also bloom profusely in the summer but still nothing could beat the ones that grows in the tropics. What … Continue reading

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What lurks in the garden?

It has been raining a lot this summer so the weeds and mushrooms are sprouting everywhere. Last week I was intrigued by a strange looking mushroom in the garden. It has an elongated bulbous head and the stem was long. … Continue reading

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