t h e . r i d i c u l o u s . p a n d a

because i try to take after my mother at least a little bit, i spend the first few moments of every morning trying to pay attention to what my instincts are telling me to do with the day. (my mother does this intuition stuff all of the time. it's why she gets out of bed in the middle of the night to look at the moon, why she shows up at our condo at seven am on a random tuesday.) i couldn't think of anything else but garfield park this morning, so after breakfast silas and i headed out.

adjusting to the humidity.

if you're thinking, "gee, he looks like he's about to go headfirst into a pile of rocks." you are one smart cookie.

this was all her idea. silas is still waiting for the placard in the rock to do something fancier.

desert house in bloom.

having a snack on the lawn.

the women and their cattle flanking the greenhouses.

toddler advancing. this was a great spot to stand and watch the city go by: hawks and seagulls overhead, the green line to the right of us, an actual train to the left and a whole group of crazy ten year old boys playing football all around us.

azaleas on the inside.