A Patch of Green in Chicago Illinois Baby Onesie

Looking down upon a cluster of skyscrapers in Chicago, I noticed this one building whose entire roof was almost completely covered in grass. No gardens or sitting areas and the like which are common for rooftop gardens in the city, just a field of grass. To my son, the field was far more inviting than a tidily kept garden--he thought it would be fabulous to run and jump and do flips in this open field, high above the cramped and crowded Chicago ground level.
As it turns out, the green grass atop the building is actually a rather effective form of insulation and protection, quite useful, as well as beautiful and surprising when you are looking down upon it!

Kelly Hazel I was born and raised in Upstate South Carolina. I've loved drawing ever since I could hold anything that would make a mark. In high school, I attended the Fine Arts Center, a magnet school for the Arts. This is where I discovered photography for the first time. I also got to try my hand with sculpture and 3-D design....no talent in that 3rd dimension for me, but I earned a deep respect and appreciation for the artists brave enough to venture into it. I also attended the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts at Furman University during my senior year in high school. This school has grown since then into a year round boarding school that focuses on the Arts. It is truly an amazing program and I count myself blessed to...