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The Chicago Files 
About that time daily, too early but sometines I sleep in later. Retirement is great!
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You deserve to sleep in, John! Cher xoxoxo
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Thanks very much, Cher! ❤️😊
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xoxoxo
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Only when I travel! It is peaceful listening to the loudest Robin wake up his friends. Early bird get the worm, and all that.🩷🇨🇦
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Thank you so much! Yes, what a cool way to describe the Robin! I love that! And yes, there’s always that early bird catches the worm (and in my case, the early bird gets the freshest bread at the bakery!) LOL Cher xoxoxo
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Nice, Cher. Love it showing ohly a few offices lit at this early hour
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Thank you, Don! I love that too! It’s like a bit of calm before the proverbial chaos of the day! Cher xoxoxo
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The buildings supposed reality but the reflection on the water perhaps is the reality we are searching for. Hugs. 💕
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*Scratching my blonde head* – I needed to hear this brilliant interpretation today, Joseph. Thank you so much, my friend! Hugs, Cher xoxoxo
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yes am an old paper buoy Cher~!
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LOL Ah, my haiku friend! That makes perfect sense! LOL Thank you so much! Cher xoxoxo
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I usually do rise before dawn. My favorite time of day!
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Is it, GP? Do you find that the calmness and quiet makes such a difference in your day? Thank you! Cher xoxoxo
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Most definitely. Ease into the activity and noise sure helps me.
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Thank you so much, GP! I hear you! There is just something so special about the quiet in the a.m., isn’t there? Cher xoxoxo
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😉👌☮
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xoxoxo
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Love the colouring in this photo, Cher. And yes! I do rise before the dawn. 💚
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Thank you, Michelle! Being an early bird you know what a magical time of day it is! Cher xoxoxo
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Yes I do! Xoxo
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🙂 xoxoxo
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It depends on the season 😄 I like when I catch the minutes when the night changes slowly into the day and the first birds begin to sing.
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I completely understand that, Erika! LOL What you described is the perfect season! Thank you, dear Erika! Cher xoxoxo
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xoxoxo
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I generally rise before the sun – it’s my favorite time of the day. Lovely shot of a city sunrise!
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Thank you so much, JT! Is it? The calm and serenity are sublime, I think! Why thanks so much! Cher xoxoxo
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Gorgeous.
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Thanks so much, my fellow Chicagoan! Cher xoxoxo
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Yes, I’m up with Larks, Cher. I’ve always been a morning person. I like to make the most of the day. Fascinating photo. It’s like a work of art.
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Are you, Hugh? I think that is such a positive way to start the day: up with the larks! Do you find businesses are open earlier these days, Hugh? Ah, thank you so much! Chicago never ceases to amaze me! Cher xoxoxo
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No, most local businesses near us (besides the supermarkets) seem to open around 10 am and close at 6 pm. Cher. In London, even the big retail shops open later than they used to when I worked in retail. However, most now stay open until quite late. Back in my days when I worked in retail, late-night shopping was only on a Thursday evening, and we never opened on a Sunday. How things have changed.
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They certainly have changed, haven’t they, Hugh? I was literally watching a BBC Archive documentary on YouTube yesterday, which described a group who were adamantly opposed to retail stores opened on Sundays. There was another group who was all for it. I think this was in 1957 if I’m not mistaken.
That’s so interesting that late-night shopping was only on a Thursday evening, Hugh.
Cher xoxoxo
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