It’s been a long winter. Just when it starts to feel interminable Mother Nature gives a glimpse of the promise of spring. Those days are to be savored like the sweet gift they are in Chicago. Recently on one such gift of a day I couldn’t wait to get outside for a walk. I was called to be near water so I headed for the river and one of my favorite green spaces, Ward (A. Montgomery) Park. I love the smaller scale and the view the park affords. It wasn’t until I started writing