Constance

@constancereid.bsky.social

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Chicago gal. Life-long Democrat. Animal lover.

Rotary dial wall-mount black telephone.
A size 18W swimdress covered by a size 14 swimsuit, showing the weight loss of about 30 pounds.
Chicken dog toy ripped apart with its stuffing strewn across the carpet.
Black Staffie ("pittbull") with white chest.
Toad in the Hole.
A still from the film Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Pee Wee consults mystic Madam Ruby to help him find his missing bicycle.
A large rat sits on a Chicago Cubs gear bag at the side of the field during a baseball game at Wrigley Field on Tuesday (4/21).
Spike Lee shakes hands with Pope Leo at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.
A Chicago style hotdog: mustard, relish, onion, tomato slices, pickle spear, and two 'sport peppers'. Poppyseed bun. No ketchup.
A man holds his arms akimbo while his hands are placed on his back.
Actor Richard Kiel as Bond villain Jaws.
A concrete four-spout drinking fountain.
A destroyed Trump hat lies on the ground after anti-ICE protesters confront a far-right influencer stirring trouble in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A pair of hummingbirds in their nest.
Old advertisement for Brylcreem men's hair product.
Actor John Cusack holding a large boom box over his head, from the movie Say Anything.
A small schnauzer with a birthday hat with a "3" on it and a "Birthday Boy" bandana.
Cat watching television with Whoopi Goldberg on.
Trees covered in white fairy lights along north Michigan Avenue, the Magnificent Mile.
Signpost with warning: Old dog. Young dog. Several stupid dogs. Please drive slowly.
Still from the 1955 film "Marty" starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair.
A man's head that is wide at the bottom and small at the top, shaped like Jeffrey Epstein's penis (allegedly).
Cover of John Kennedy Toole's book "A Confederacy of Dunces"
Dog looks out window at the colorful orange and yellow fall foliage.
Cop hides his badge number with his hand when he sees he is being filmed.
Bright orange autumn foliage provides a colorful backdrop to a five-pillared memorial site in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago.
A gray and white kitten sleeps inside a soft hideaway in a cat tree.
A large stone baseball marks the grave of W. A. Hulbert, one of the founders of the National League in 1876.
Sixteen white columns hold up an elaborate roof in the style of a Greek temple over two white granite sarcophagi.
A tall stone tree trunk with vines winding up to the top. At the base, a rail car enters a tunnel.
A bronze statue of a barefoot boy playing a flute sits casually atop a gravestone.
A statue of a hooded, cloaked human form adorns a black granite gravesite. The bronze statue has turned verdigris (green) over time. This 'grim reaper' stands ten feet tall (including its base).
Small island in the lake in Graceland Cemetery. A small bridge (on the left) provides access.
A small lake surrounded by trees in Graceland Cemetery. Across the water is the Potter & Berthe Palmer memorial site.
Gravesite of Peter Schoenhofen. A pyramid structure flanked by an angel on the left and a sphinx on the right.
Sculptural grave marker of architect Stanley Tigerman, Graceland Cemetery, Chicago.
Cap with "See You In Court" stitched on the front.
Photos of the two Fat Bear finalists in the 2025 Fat Bear Week competition. 32 "Chunk" versus 856.
Before/after photos of chicken soup recipe.
Federal Border Patrol members out to frighten and intimidate residents and visitors to Chicago on 28 September 2025. (AP photo/Sophia Tareen)
ICE goon in Chicago attacks retreating woman from behind.
Photo of a pig with wispy side curls on each side of his head.
A large female bear wades in shallow water on the Brooks Falls riverbank in Katmai, Alaska. Photo taken from explore[dot]org cam.
Parker cartridge ink pen refills.
Kerrygold Irish Butter, 8 oz, $5.99 USD