There was a huge storm Friday night in Chicago that took out power, blew whole trees over and I'm sure at some point caused some injuries. I hope everyone is OK.
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| This tree came right out of the ground and landed on two cars in Albany Park |
I took a walk going west around my neighborhood the next morning - this included parts of North Park, Mayfair, and Albany Park - after the major thunderstorm (and downpour this morning) to see what things looked like.
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| North Branch of the Chicago River where Mayfair, Albany, and North Park meet |
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| drain at above river location |
I found damage throughout the neighborhoods and parks including Eugene Field and Little Gompers. I also found lots of wildlife and took some images of the native wildflowers.
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| Bernard Street Bridge and N. Branch Chicago River |
I decided to go out walking for two reasons: one, I heard a tree fell over our bridge a half block away (picture above); two, I was involved in storm recovery last night and this morning due to 3 baby squirrels I found laying soaked and stunned in front of my house (story and video forthcoming in my next blog post).
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| Milkweed variety at Little Gompers |
I had to find out what else was going on before the day got away. I hope you enjoy the images, especially if you live in the neighborhood!
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| Lightning McQueen backpack in N.B.C.River by Eugene Field |
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| Beer can at Little Gompers by waterfall |
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| Large branch broken of an Ohio Buckeye at Eugene Field |
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| Ohio Buckeye fruit at Eugene Field |
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| grasshopper at Little Gompers |
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| Mallard at Little Gompers Pond |
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| Mallard hiding at Little Gompers |
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| hard to see and capture an image - mink at Little Gompers Pond |
Alexandra Gnoske is a Nature Lover, Writer, and Environmental Expert.
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