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| The city awakes on April 18, 2011 (JWB, 2011) |
Well, this was a
heck of a way to wake up yesterday morning, three weeks into what they told us
would be spring. The temperature in the
mid-30’s and the ground covered with snow.
Just a little over
a week ago, I stood in shorts and a shirt-sleeve shirt in a parking lot at
Miller Field in Milwaukee with the temperature in the 80’s.
Now here we are . .
. a snowfall record for this date – even though only .6 of an inch fell out at
O’Hare.
Where is the essential fairness of it all? St. Louis had temperatures in the 70’s yesterday. Washington, D. C. basked in 74° weather. The forsythia are all in bloom. The locusts are green. Tulips stand resolutely against the onslaught.
The sandals tucked
in the back of the closet are asking, “When do we get OUR turn?”
Not today. The forecast? Rain in the morning . . . then rain and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the
afternoon. Blustery. Highs in the lower 40’s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts
up to 35 mpy at times. Chance of
percepitation 90 percent.
Blustery. There's a word I could do without.
Temperatures in the
40’s for the next two days. Rain
on Friday and Saturday. A good week for blowing out an umbrella.
Michael “Hinky Dink”
Kenna, the Lord of the Levee, who never lost an election in 40 years as alderman
from the first ward once said, “Chicago ain’t no sissy town.”
This week we’re
proving it.
By the way, the
photo looks toward the rapidly rising Lincoln Park 2520, a Lucien LaGrange-designed project that
will include a 39-story tower, flanked by a 22-story north tower and a 16-story
south tower as well as private gardens and three levels of underground parking.
The joint is so
posh that a dog exercise area and paw wash will be part of the one-acre private
gardens.
It’s a miserable
week for dogs. And Chicagoans,
too.
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1 comment:
It's totally miserable. Really looking forward to that sunshine and warm temperatures. At least you have a nice view from the inside.
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