The photos were taken at the same place, but 28 years apart.
1995-9-17 and 2023-8-28
Chicago Botanic Garden
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Sunday, July 23, 2023
The Historic Day
Today, for the first time in over 1,270 days (since the beginning of the pandemic in February 2020), I went to a department store. In addition, I went in without a face mask. It took true courage to do so.
Not
sure about you, but this was totally a Historic Day for me!! Felt very
strange to be in a department store with soooo many back-to-school
shoppers AND without my face mask.
I
believe the pandemic has fundamentally changed my social landscape --
which might be necessary for the entire humanity going forward!
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Dr. Michelle's Cooking History
Do you know any Mom who'd keep track of all the dishes her kids cook over a 10 year period?
Well,
I don't want to be the one breaking the world record here, but I did
keep photos of every dish Michelle sent me over the past 10.5 years - starting from her medical school days through current.
The
records go from 2013-1-3 to 2023-7-20 covering 10 years and 7 months.
Over this period of time, Michelle has sent me 72 photos of the dishes
she cooked. I keep these photos in a special folder called "Michelle
Cooking" with each dish accurately dated. They are so precious only
because Michelle, like her Mom, doesn't particularly enjoy cooking.
Attached are 6 sample dishes... Pay attention to the progression of her cooking skills-:)
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Colorado
The last photo is a bit dramatic -- really not my style, but it's the reality...
Colorado
June 2023
iPhone Photos
Monday, June 26, 2023
Happy Birthday!!
Dear Chelle-chelle,
Happy 33!!
I love these two photos of us (Aug. 2006 and Oct. 2011). They display so much of our special journey together!
Cherish this life you have and make the BEST out of it. Have FUN and be productive.
LOVE,
Mom
Sunday, June 25, 2023
The Memorable Hike in the Rockies
If the hike up to Crater Lake in Aspen is considered as "strenuous," I have a hard time to best describe the hike to Sky Pond at Rocky Mountain National Park. It's rated by hikers as the most worthwhile hike inside the park -- totaling 11.3 miles and 8 hours round trip.
It's
not just about the miles or the hours, it's about the difficulty to reach
to the top -- the rocky, slippery terrains, the snow-covered narrow trails cutting
through the sliding mountains, the easily missed turns on
the trail due to the deep snow... plus a 1200 feet gain in elevation.
Coming
back down the snowy mountains was even more challenging as the spikes on
my hiking boots failed to provide firm support when the slope of the mountains was so
deep.
A week before this adventure, a hiker wrote the following about his ordeal hiking up to Sky Pond:
The
trail to Sky Pond was very icy and snow-packed the entire way from the
trailhead, with deeper snow-pack the further up the trail. Past The
Loch, the snow was very deep, all the way up to Timberline Falls.
Timberline Falls was icy, very slippery, with very cold, rushing water.
The waterfall was treacherous with slippery rocks and frigid water.
Coming down was even more frightening.
Nonetheless,
here I am with the photos of Sky Pond in perfect condition -- a huge
part of the lake was still frozen and the snow was still on the
surrounding mountains...
Sky Pond
Elevation: 11,000 ft.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park, Colorado
June 8, 2023
iPhone Photos
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