Off to the Shedd

I'm quite excited to be visiting the Shedd Aquarium today. It will be my first visit in over a year. The Shedd has long been one of my favorite places in Chicago, a place to go by myself, to mull things over and to delight in the colors, shapes and movement of swimming things. Now, I go to the aquarium with a fresh pair of eyes. In the past, I haven't really paid attention to the other visitors. I haven't compared their regard to my own, but now, I think, I'll no longer be imagining that I'm alone in a private marine paradise, but rather my inner delight will be mirroring the enchantment of those I'm with. Glee.