mojosmom

My local college alumnae group had arranged to gather at Millennium Park for dinner, conversation and the concert, which was George Fenton's Frozen Planet, music he wrote for the BBC program. The film was shown while the music was played and Fenton conducted.

It was an absolutely gorgeous night, in terms of weather. Low '70s and a very slight lake breeze. Slightly more than halfway through the program, an unscheduled intermission occurred, so we could all enjoy the Navy Pier fireworks, visible from the Park despite being several blocks away.

Because they needed to wait for the sun to set because of showing the film, the concert was later than usual (8:30 rather than the normal Wednesday 6:30 start), but that was fine as it gave us more time to gab. About a dozen people showed up, from recent grads to retirees, so quite a range! I got there in plenty of time, despite a bus detour and lots of traffic, both due to Taste of Chicago, which opened yesterday. Our driver was blessed with good reflexes, because some of the drivers in the traffic were engaging in some rather dangerous maneuvers, like turning right in front of the bus! The extra travel time, however, did give me the opportunity to have a nice chat with a couple from Colorado who were visiting Chicago for the first time. They were enjoying the architecture, and I gave them some tips on where to go and what to see. (Wearing my unofficial Chicago tourism bureau hat!)

I got home late, though, almost 11:00, and had a bit of a hard time getting to sleep. So I slept in a bit this morning, and then got a bunch of stuff at the farmers market. I decided I want to make more gazpacho, so I picked up bell peppers, cucumbers and cilantro to add to the tomatoes I already have.

So later in the morning, I heard some honking in the alley. I poked my head out, and saw a garbage truck trying to enter the alley for the pick-up. However, some jerk had left a rental truck parked in such a way that there was no possible way for the garbage truck to get by. Nobody could find the person who'd left it there, either. So the police were called, another garbage truck backed into the alley, eventually the first one backed out, went around and backed in. It was a mess. The yellow truck in the picture below now has a ticket on the window. Personally, I think they should have towed his ass: