Joliet IL - wander back to the train to head on home

 

After several sunny days a bit of grey and rain settled in.  Cooled the temperature but upped the humidity.  Had to wander back to the train to head in to the city to catch the el train and then fly on back to Saint Paul.  

As it happened, the train stops right in front of the White Sox baseball stadium.  And so it was a busy and full train as it headed for the Sunday game....and they were all talking Sox and Twins - especially after the huge blow out the night before.  

Turns out the massive structure in the picture is a high school and most likely designed by the same guy that designed the house that hosted the wedding yesterday.  

Joliet IL - The walk home

Sometimes you just have to cross the street to see something new.  

After a lovely evening celebrating the wedding, I wandered the short trip back and from the other side of the road caught some great visuals. 

Joliet IL - The wedding, the walk and the party

The events started at a striking beautiful old church.  And after a long break I wandered across the Des Plaines River to the party.  And the celebration was in an old an wonderful mansion with one huge addition surrounded by lovely gardens.  A great day well in to the evening. 

Joliet IL - On my way to the wedding - a Covid casualty that is finally happening

 

Trained on down to Joliet for a wedding.  An interesting train ride I have never done - went through a few spots that I have spent time in long, long ago and brought back some great memories along the way.  

I used to come to Joliet Area a couple times a week my last year in college for what we called field placement and would now be called internship.  I did my social work internship in the prisons - a few were in the Joliet Area.  

And came back again for my fist project at John Ryan - not the same downtown Joliet of those days.  Still some beautiful old buildings around the central part of the city along the river.