Nature

Collecting the splendors

Through growth and decay

A story through the mountains and sea

Summer camp is a friendly reminder of the healing powers of community.

Paige Lewis' debut book of poetry, Space Struck is alive and breathing in a world where the divine and every day meet and carry on the business of life.

Seven seniors discuss their collections.

During the months of February, March, April (even as you read this), May, September, October and November, many of the songbirds of North America stop in Chicago on their way to and from their summer homes. Upon arriving on the shores of Lake Michigan, birds with names like Ovenbird and Brown Creeper are greeted by the reflection of a brilliant sun, trees and sky in the splendid glass-and-steel towers of Mies van der Rohe, Helmut Jahn and Philip Johnson.