Birds on a Wire

For the most part, my Hubby and I have been enjoying a nice and chill January. While I can't say that I much mind this quiet start to 2011, my blog has been feeling neglected since there's really not even been much going on that I can spin in an entertaining enough way that it would become blogable.

However, I think that Chicago's weather has taken this "chill January" far too much to heart. Last week, when I headed for the train to work, it was -3F (plus wind chill) and that, my friends, is COLD! I know I'll get no sympathy from those living up in Wisconsin as I hear it was -25 there.. but still. That is far to chill a January for my liking.

I was talking to my Hubby the other day and commenting how I'm always so quick to say I love Chicago, but I'm the first to be whining about having to get serious about bundling up to survive my commute. "Why is that?" I asked. He was kind enough to not tell me I was a wuss, but rather went the diplomatic route and pointed out that the bulk of the U.S. is in a deep freeze at the moment, but it's the summers that make Chicago awesome. There is truth in that.. so now I set my sights to the spring when it will be above freezing most of the time :)

In the meantime, my commute isn't all suffering and bleakness. I saw these two little guys keeping each other company up there on the wires and I paused in my rush to the train, to snap their picture. I liked the juxtaposition of graceful nature amid that mess of unsightly wires.