Row Row Row

Things I saw in or near the water during Sunday morning's canoe trip:
-Dead fish
-Branches
-Condoms
-Basketball
-Cranes/herons
-Ducks
-Turtles

We went north up the Chicago River, near Addison, as far as Bryn Mawr before heading back. Except for a break to have a snack, we spent about 3 hours on the water. I ended up in the middle with Jeff steering and Richard up front; leaning back against a wooden railing while sitting on a seat cushion did not make my back too happy. Oddly, my arms are not as sore as I expected them to be. The weather was great; just enough breeze and sunny but not too hot.

Poor man's kaleidoscope

Last night I gave my bathroom a fresh coat of paint. This morning I was putting it back together, and happened to look through the long, square towel bar (one of those cheap metal ones that everybody has had in their bathroom at one time or another). I was able to capture a sample of the effect in this photo.
Yes, I am easily amused.

Another baby

Eliza and Trey

As of yesterday, another newborn amongst my friends. And is it just me, or does Big Bird seem to be defying gravity in some way?

So that's finally done...

The project that took all summer to get done is finally complete. The shower leak is fixed and the whole thing has been re-tiled.
The guy sent out from Handyman Connection did a nice job and was very efficient and easy to deal with. So I would recommend them; my only complaint is that it took a while to actually get the work scheduled and done.
So...now I'm realizing that I probably ought to repaint the bathroom. Sigh. It never ends, does it?