Great Lakes springtime

Two reasons that Larsen is at Pocataligo Kennels:  It's a wonderful chance to carefully and fundamentally build his understanding of how to hunt with me.  And, second, I'm traveling.

I happen to be in the beautiful, leafy Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, home of the Northwestern University Wildcats.

I took a little walk this afternoon, stopped by the Jewell grocery store, and returned to get some work done.  Take a look.  The lush part of spring has arrived in the upper mid-west.

St. Mary's.

Tulips in elegant decay.

Lake Michigan glimmers and the lindens have survived another winter.

The towers of down- town Chicago loom on the horizon.

Lilac in fragrant bloom.