a year at rush

A year ago I hit the road and headed back to the Midwest from the East Coast (with a lovely Norwegian and mouse no less...) here's a look at some favorite photos I captured the past year working for Rush University Medical Center, in the best city in the world.
A guard stands by at the Rookery Building, downtown Chicago

An Ash Wednesday blessing

A kidney transplant from father to son

2016 graduates line up before the start of commencement

A visit to the eye doctor

Match Day surprise downtown

Nursing graduation

Twin preemie success story

Food shot of pumpkin tart for the nutrition blog

Pet Paws, an animal therapy program to decrease stress

Students 'operating' at a back to school bash

A portrait of Dr. Pollack

90th annual Women's Board Fashion Show

Match Day happiness

For a grant proposal on Alzheimer's Research

 Mayor Emmanuel visits the opening of Malcolm X College

 Miniature ponies visit staff and patients

 Students prepare breakfast for the homeless at dawn the day of Martin Luther King Jr. day

The annual St. Baldrick's fundraiser

 In the hospital chapel

 Women's Board Fashion Show at Soldier Field

 In the OR

 Brain surgery 

A look at the Chicago skyline as seen from the Adler Planetarium

bring it on, winter

Captured this painterly-like shot crossing the river through the fluffy snow in River North early Sunday evening

an upstate new york thanksgiving

Paid a visit to the beautiful Ithaca, New York

Happy Thanksgiving!

valley visit

A weekend of music and mountains

And, view sans moi.

And, back to a different type of view, but still beautiful

midwest adventuring

After some boating and Chicago hot dogs, what better way to spend the afternoon than lounging around Lincoln Park in the sunshine with a coffee...

A rainy Wednesday at a favorite green space

The best gypsy jazz in the world

And, a weekend north for some Wisconsin nature

"Welcome"