Some pix at last offloaded from my phone.  The flooding in Chicago didn't disturb us much--some water in the basement, but nothing unusual.  The back yard was awash, however, so wie:



Here's one of the lovely meadows in the Lake County Forest Preserve District:



And an excellent tree I spotted in somebody's back yard on Russian Hill in San Francisco this summer.  I think it's a sumac, but don't take that to the bank.



I have no idea if anybody gives a darn about these pictures, but I love my phone camera.  I love being able to grab an image anytime.  The pix also do not suck, as pix go, considering my photography skills and the level of the technology. 

If I can figure out how to upload a sound file, I'll give you a recording of sea lions on Fisherman's Wharf in SFO.  Can I do that if I don't have the sexy, expensive version of LJ?  If I do?