---
url: 'https://dri.es/album/miscellaneous-2026'
title: 'Miscellaneous 2026'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-06-11T14:19:43+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'
type: album
count: 6
---

# Miscellaneous 2026

![View through a window of snow-covered trees and a house across the street](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2026/inside-looking-out-640w.jpg)
*Looking out at the fresh snow before starting the day.*

![An empty street in downtown Boston during a snowstorm, lit by the orange Paramount Theatre sign.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2026/boston-paramount-theater-winter-storm-640w.jpg)
*We walked through downtown Boston in a big snowstorm. It felt like we had the city to ourselves.*

![Four workers in hooded jackets shovel snow along the curb.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2026/snow-crew-clearing-boston-sidewalk-640w.jpg)
*The job starts in the storm, not after.*

![Four men sit on a sidewalk in downtown Chicago and play drums on cheap plastic buckets.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2026/chicago-street-performers-640w.jpg)
*Street performers in downtown Chicago.*

![Cars line up on a wide street in downtown Chicago, with tall buildings on both sides and the sun low between them.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2026/chicago-rush-hour-640w.jpg)
*Downtown Chicago traffic in the last light of the day.*

![A man and a boy play chess, the boy leaning forward in concentration as the man moves a piece.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2026/chess-camp-640w.jpg)
*During Easter break, the boys were off from school, so we organized a "chess camp" at our house. I invited my chess coach to join us for three days, and we played a lot of chess. Some days more than eight hours. We all loved it, and I'm hoping it becomes a father-son activity for years to come.*