esprit de l'escalier: Lake Michigan

Definition

[es-pree de less-ka/-iay] (idiom) A witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations defines esprit de l'escalier as, "An untranslatable phrase, the meaning of which is that one only thinks on one's way downstairs of the smart retort one might have made in the drawing room."

Lake Michigan

My favorite way of driving into Chicago from the east is to come over the Skyway and get off at Stony Island and wind my way through Hyde Park, ending up on Lake Shore Drive at the Museum of Science and Industry. That way I can maximize my time driving along Lake Michigan. I always seem to breathe deeper when I get to that last leg of my journey, looking at its jewel tones and the ever-approaching skyline.

Here are some shots from a bit further north from the museum, taken at Foster Beach in early July with my new-to-me Yashica Mat.