Carrie

@cooler-by-the-lake

Chicagoan | cliche urban progressive | cat lady | birder in denial

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Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· 24d

A spotted sandpiper posed for me at the edge of the Montrose Dunes Natural Area. I also got a glimpse of the piping plover chicks today! 🪶

A spotted sandpiper perches in perfect silhouette on the top of a green and yellow metak post. In the background is a wire fence enclosing low dunes covered in various plants and grasses, and Lake Michigan is just visible in the distance

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· 24d

Lunchtime at the purple martin house, with one lucky chick getting a nice big dragonfly! 🪶

Close-up of a purple martin house, with three tiers and a gourd visible. All but the top tier have a begging chick in the entryway, and on the middle tier an adult has a dragonfly in its beak, ready to give to the chick

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· 24d

In honor of the first good air quality in days, I’m enjoying my coffee on the patio…but I sense a lurking presence

A coffee mug with a folk art rabbit design sits on a glass patio table. In the background is wooden deck boards, the edge of a blue patterned all-weather rug, a blue watering can, and the brick exterior of a typical Chicago courtyard building. There’s also a doorframe visible, and behind the screen, catching a little sunlight, are the white chest and front paws of a cat

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· 26d

Same! I play volleyball on the weekends and I was really hoping to play this morning…then I opened the AQI page

Pic of a a Wells Fargo building but several of the letters are missing so it reads “Well F”

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· 28d

Dude! @jennifermach.bsky.social

Screenshot of Maureen quote posting a Georgia O’Keeffe painting of an orange sun in a gray sky saying she thought it was another sunrise photo in Chicago, and immediately below that post in my TL is a photo from Jennifer of the sunrise in Chicago that looks just like the O’Keeffe painting

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· 29d

I covet their ability to have both leather furniture and a cat! My faux leather dining chairs look like this

An MCM style dining chair with a wood frame and faux leather seats, but the seat covers have been shredded in both corners and yellow foam is poking through pretty generously

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· 29d

Here’s a north side lakefront view of conditions this morning from Tom Skilling (who’s sadly not on Bluesky)

Screenshot of side-by-side views of the shore of Lake Michigan looking south from the Edgewater neighborhood, with beaches and trees visible and the Chicago skyline in the distance. In the top photo, the air is gray and hazy, the shore is barely visible beyond the closest beach, and there’s no trace of the skyline. The bottom photo is the same view on a clear day, with sandy yellow beaches, blue water and sky, and lots of people on the beach.

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jul 14

I’m really into MCM* *Make Cat Midcentury

A tuxedo cat sits on a white, oval coffee table and looks at the camera. Sitting on his back and next to him are 6 felt coasters that all have an oblong midcentury shape and are various midcentury colors.

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jul 12

Two screenshots from the kombucha lady meme, in which a woman looks alternately critical and intrigued

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jul 5

Also in step 3, dude is doing compressions to his stomach

Close-up of AI slop poster that shows a worker doing CPR compressions to unconscious guy’s stomach

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jul 4

Okay, I can get patriotic about a Chicago crowd enjoying Mucca Pazza in the John Lewis Forum of the Obama Center on July 4.

A view overlooking the John Lewis Forum at the Obama Center, which is full of Chicagoans listening to the music of Mucca Pazza

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jul 4

Lol we’re literally surrounded. If it wants to wait until I get him in the next 20 min that’s fine with me!

A radar map of Chicago showing a horseshoe of green, yellow, and red storm clouds about to engulf the city

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jul 4

Happy 4th from the Morse stop

Two men board a CTA train. One is wearing all black and the other is wearing a sleeveless jumpsuit that is red and white stripes down one side and blue with white stars down the other

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jul 3

Impressively active super cell just passed by to the north

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jun 30

Lake forever morning dip for now

The shoreline of Lake Michigan, with blond sand and a calm, light blue lake to the horizon. In the sand are a pair of white birkenstocks and a silver thermal mug

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jun 27

My vintage Nishiki racing bike is about the same age as me and is my go-to mode of transportation from spring to fall

A blue vintage road bike with yellow brake cables leans against a black railing leading down to the sand at Hollywood Beach in Chicago. In the background is an empty expanse of sand, a pier, and blue water and sky

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jun 23

Lake forever (you know the rest)

A light gray cement pier with black guardrails and sand and dune grass infringing on one side stretches out toward the horizon of blue-green Lake Michigan and a blue sky

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jun 13

My little jungle cat. Ollie used to go on the tray ceiling ledge all the time when I first adopted him. As he’s gotten older he rarely goes up there, but occasionally still does it to get in touch with his ancestral roots (and maybe assert a little dominance over me, I suspect)

A black and white tuxedo cat lays on the narrow corner ledge of a white tray ceiling, with a gray wall below

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jun 12

Wait, are we going to thread the needle?

Rader map of Chicago showing strorms to the north and south, but a gap over the city

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jun 9

Back on my BS^ ^vanilla/pineapple swirl cups from Blue Jay Cafe

A cup of swirled white and yellow ice cream, with a spoon on the top, sits in the sun on a turquoise cafe table.

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jun 6

Melody Angel at Chicago Blues Fest. God I love this city

Blues singer Melody Angel and her band perform in front of a big folkarty banner for Rosa’s Lounge at Chicago Blues Fest

Carrie@cooler-by-the-lake· Jun 5

I’m cheating a little because it’s not my art, but it’s art that I get to wear for the rest of my life! This is my new linocut-style chickadee tattoo from @local_p0ke in Chicago