When I moved here I told the gent from the apartment search firm agent that I wanted to live in a three-story building and not in one of those high-rises that soar like a wall along the Lake. He did take me to some shorter buildings but he also persuaded me to see one high-rise. It was a cloudy day (common enough in Chicago, as I was to find out) but the apartment had five big windows in the main room and three more in the bedroom. The brightness -- on a cloudy day -- seemed incredible. I could only imagine what the view would be like on a clear day.

I chose an apartment on the 41st floor looking south to downtown. I love the view and still enjoy it years later. Here are some of the scenes the winter weather have given me. This view is looking southeast toward the the Lake. Belmont Harbor is in the top right of the picture. The dark collection of trees between the viewer and the Harbor is a bird sanctuary. You can see the row of tall buildings that edge the lake. The color of Lake Michigan varies considerably but always seems to have some green and some gray in it.