Chicago’s green river
Posted: March 17, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized 16 CommentsWe happened to take the train down to Union Station to ride our bikes the 40 miles home. I should have realized something was up when our normal solitary Saturday train ride was filled with young and old – wearing checkered lime green shamrock suits and leprechaun hats.
When they say they make the river green…. they’re not kidding.
Nine AM in Chicago…
When you read about St Patrick, you would think his celebration would be more pious. As we pedaled up some of the closed streets we could hear the people in the bars celebrating. At 09:00 am, I was just glad they weren’t on the road while we headed home..
Happy St Pat’s….
bwthoughts 
Wow! That’s real shamrock green. 🙂
yes, this part of Illinois was settled by many Irish immigrants who were laborers building the I&M canal, and so they celebrate this holiday like few others
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That river does look mossy green…. Is that the reason for that colour?
Shakti
on St Patrick’s day, they fill the river with bio-safe green dye in celebration. Chicago has a big Irish heritage population
i love the sight of rowers racing or practicing in a big river
it’s very peaceful, isn’t it.
Well now, and a good day to be sure, to be sure. And no after effects at all, at all.
one of my favorite greetings is when someone would walk into an Irish pub and take off their hat and announce “God Bless all here”
Pious? He’s Irish! 😀
like someone we know… 🙂
😀 😀
Happy St. Paddy’s. Nice to read your post and see you back, even briefly.
In your post you wrote “our normal solitary Saturday train ride” – were you referring to last Saturday or did you mean Thursday train ride….
Randy O’Mazie
from the Lost Clan of Israel
Happy St Patrick’s Day!!!!
Celebrations are what we make of them. We decided to be a tad spiritual, my man. Heh! Heh! Heh!
Or, should that be: Hic! Hic! Hic!