Well I’m in Chicago now.  Part of this birthday trip deal was supposed to be me suffering due to inclement weather.  So far we’ve had snow, freezing rain, thunderstorm and, this morning, hail.  But temperatures haven’t dropped below 20, something I am very happy about and something David laments.  In either case, on Saturday we went to Garfield Park Conservatory, which is a lovely conservatory out on the green line.  I took photos, as usual.

I end up traveling for work quite a bit (on the weekdays, guys, don’t worry!) and often find myself with big chunks of time to explore my surrounds.  Orlando was no exception and this time I had a car!  So I headed out, at the suggestion of my lovely aunt and uncle, to the place they call Gatorland.

A series of unfortunate events, on top of the cold weather we always have this time of year, has prevented me from getting out and taking pictures.  I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately and I asked my husband what he thought might be the problem.  “Well, you haven’t photographed anything in a while,” he said.  But that can’t possibly be the issue, could it?