Chicago hasn't aesthetically looked like an urban place to me despite living here for about two and a half years. But I've picked up a few things:
Chicago houses might be narrow, but they're long - and they go pretty far back.
An urban area that has lots of trees feels a lot less like an urban area. Andersonville has always felt a bit more friendly than the Loop because of this. Green instead of concrete just feels a bit better (although I'm sure the Loop would test out green painted concrete as a short term solution to please residents down there.
Sometimes you're just getting accustomed to an urban place so you notice the endless rows of houses more.
So, while taking pictures of the kitchen plants to keep on file and document their growth, I noticed that I truly do live in an urban area. Maybe I was just ignoring it, or comparing little Andersonville to Brooklyn, in which Brooklyn looks like the massive stone giant.
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| Urban Jade Crassula ovata |
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| Clapping Hands (or Bunny Ears) Opuntia microdsys |
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| Spider Plant Chlorophytum comosum |
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| Cactus Rock looking over the houses. |
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| The lone star Cactus Rock. |
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| Ivy Unwinding |
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| Urban Crown of Thorns Euphorbia Milii |
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| Crown of Thorns Budding Euphorbia Milii |
