If you love Chicago, you probably love it for its food, its personality and its summer weather. Winter weather is rarely on the plus list. So this is post number 3 about Chicago's winter, but hey, ya shoot what's around ya. And right now, that's winter. One place that's a constant draw for me in the winter is the lakeshore. Lake Michigan can serve up some brutal chill, but it also offers a strange solitude. In a city this size, finding utter solitude can be a rare treat. The winds and snows have reduced the beaches and paths along the shore to elemental simplicity. With the normal distractions of people, sports fields and park benches temporarily wiped away, a new landscape sits and waits patiently to be discovered.