A Pair for Pairs

We’ve been in Chicago since Sunday helping Adam and Sarah move to a new house. Their landlord didn’t renew their lease because he wanted to move into the house himself. Despite the hassle, they’ve found a much nicer place—more room, much more light, and a great location—so it’s all turned out quite well. We can walk Caleb to his new school—only two blocks away, it’s less than a block to a Walgreens, and just over a mile to a lovely shopping area. Despite the nearness of stores, the house itself is on a nice residential street, and none of the commercial activity impinges on it. We have most rooms fairly well settled, and most boxes unpacked, but there’s still a lot of cleaning to do at the old house, and some decisions to make about where to put things here. Tracy and Sarah have been busy the last two days building shelves in the garage (yeah, for a garage!), and organizing a workshop in the unfinished part of the basement. I was in charge of the kitchen (much larger, nicer), and except for one box of stuff that needs to be curated, it’s done and functioning well. Last night, Sarah and I sorted most of Caleb’s toys and decided where to put them in the new playroom/family room.

Through all of this, I’ve been thinking about pairs, and had several ideas, none of which worked out. This afternoon I went for a walk through a beautiful Memorial Park about a block away, and discovered the perfect pair.

There are only a couple of spots in Rochester where you might get a photograph of swans, but it’s rare that they are in an area where you can get a good shot. This photo was taken with my iPhone.

You’ll find more pairs to enjoy at Helena’s blog. We’re here for just one more day and then heading home for a brief stay before leaving again to visit my brother and meet my new grand-nephew.