On today's walk north...

...I took some close-ups of just-emerged ivy. The leaves are a mere inch to an inch and a half, and it was grand to finally see them!

I walked on to Jarvis Beach, Howard Beach, then ended here, at Rogers Beach, where waves rolled in, slapping at the boulders.

The view to the north shows the Evanston campus of Northwestern University.

Wasn't it just a beauty of a day?