Last night my wife and I put Tally and Jenny into the car and went off hunting for the Northern Lights. They’re unusual but not unheard of here in Chicago and we’d heard that quite a few people here had seen them on Sunday night. We’d gone out Monday night for a while but had come up dry. It was just too overcast.
It’s remarkably hard to find a dark spot within striking distance of the Chicago area. I’d wanted to go out to some of the parks or forest preserves northwest of here but my wife wasn’t crazy about the idea so we went straight north. The best spot we found was in Lake Bluff right on the lake. The bluffs there are nice and dark.
We tried there and a couple of other places but still came up empty handed. Nonetheless it’s still good for the soul every once in a while to leave your everyday cares behind and go out searching for wonders.
