Wandered over to the Lincoln Park Zoo randomly a few days before Christmas to get into the Christmas Mood. Definitely a great walk as I wandered there all the way from Lake View by foot. View the photos below or view the whole gallery by clicking this obnoxiously long link. ...

I could spend hours typing and talking up the adventure that was 2011. It started at an all time low, and has redeemed itself dramatically. After much hesitation, I finally decided to go through my phone’s pictures (the ones that never get tweeted) and just batch upload them to flickr...