Chiberia

Call it Chiberia, the polar vortex or whatever the new hashtag of the day will be, it's COLD. I refrained from the overdone temperature screenshots that were everywhere, but today's low was -18 with a wind chill in the -40s. Like I said, cold.

But cold is still beautiful. Instagram was full of breathtaking photos of Lake Michigan and the Chicago River in downtown Chicago.

The Chicago Tribune has a new feature this year, a live blog with photos from its Instagram feed. It's a neat way to see what's going on around Chicago -- through the eyes of readers. I was excited to have two of my photos featured there last week.

Meadow Lake -- The Morton Arboretum

The path not taken -- The Morton Arboretum

Both photos were taken at one of my favorite places, The Morton Arboretum. I braved the cold and went snowshoeing -- it was a great way to spend an afternoon.