Starbucks - Northbrook (Village Square)

My third Starbucks in Northbrook.  This on in the Village Square Shopping Center.  It was another day of just reading for my owner.

Starbucks #26 for Ollie! (third one in Northbrook)

Starbucks - Vernon Hills (Townline Rd.)

Another Starbucks in Vernon Hills, remember the other one I went to was one of my first ones - #3 to be exact.  This one is #25!  A quarter of the way to the century mark!

My owner just read - Everything is Illuminated.

Starbucks #25 for Ollie!

Starbucks - Rockford (Bell School Rd.)

This was a day to work for my owner.  While writing on his laptop here, it rained really hard, then moved on and the sun came out.  I saw my first rainbow!

Rainbow #1 for Ollie!
Starbucks #24 for Ollie! (the third one in Rockford)

a rainbow!

I had to go outside for a better look!

Starbucks - Elgin (Randall Road)

We were here on Mother's Day.  The staff was complaining about their "Happy Hour" coming up where they had some special and got busy - but today was the last day of it.  Anyway, my owner read - Fahrenheit 451.

Starbucks #23 for Ollie!

reclaimed urban wood

Starbucks in the Dominick's in Ukrainian Village

We bought a coffee as we were walking to the bus stop in Ukrainian Village.  This one is inside the Dominick's grocery store there.

Starbucks #22 for Ollie!

Starbucks - Hainesville

This Starbucks is in Hainesville, IL.  I'm running out of things to say about Starbucks, I guess.  But never fear, I will continue on my quest!

Starbucks #21 for Ollie!

Starbucks #20 - Janesville

Well, number twenty.  Wow.  This Starbucks is in Janesville, Wisconsin.  My owner worked on his laptop for a long time, he also read a bit.  It was a relatively busy location, but the pictures below won't really show that aspect of it.

Starbucks #20 for Ollie!  (second one in Wisconsin)

reclaimed urban wood

Starbucks - Arlington Heights (Euclid & Salt Creek)

Wow, number nineteen.  What more can I say?  I'm almost out of my teens, with respect to Starbucks.

Starbucks #19 for Ollie!

Starbucks - Rockford (State & Trainer)

There are two Starbucks locations on State in Rockford.  This one is the one closer to Mulford.

Fairly typical, though the front of the store is a narrow hallway with tables in it - it allows for more privacy if you are able to snag a table at the end.  But, as it is in the front of the store (at least in terms of facing the parking lot), it allows a view to the outside world too - so it's perfect for introverted claustrophobes.  Thankfully I'm neither.

My owner worked and read (Alias Grace) for a long time here.  And for a long time was cursing the slowness of his laptop.  By the time we left it was dark and raining.  Heavily.  Thankfully I'm still transported in my carrying case!

Starbucks #18 for Ollie!

My eighteenth Starbucks.

It's raining!

Starbucks - Warrenville

Starbucks once again.  More reading (Alias Grace) more working/writing.  The outlet worked, as did the Wi-Fi, so that's what mattered.

Starbucks #17 for Ollie!

This never gets old

Starbucks - Northbrook at Skokie & Dundee

This time we brought a sandwich (which we had made at home) and ate it at the table while we drank our coffee.  This particular location had not-so-great parking - at least while we were there.  Thankfully we did snag the last open parking spot.

Starbucks #16 for Ollie - the second one in Northbrook, too.

Do I fit in here?

Starbucks - West Dundee, IL

Starbucks #15 for Ollie!

There were some guys talking about working out - something to do with their job, marketing working out or fitness or something.  There was a family of brothers and sisters, it seemed like it was a special day for one of them.  Not much else to speak of.  Oh it is April Fool's Day - though I didn't get to see any pranks while here.

Starbucks - North Park

This Starbucks is in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago - right across the street from North Park University.  My owner did his usual - laptop & Vivaldi's Virgins (this is the last entry for that book, however).

Starbucks #14 for Ollie!

Starbucks - Northfield, IL

Another Starbucks.  My owner worked on his laptop and read Vivaldi's Virgins while here - between his two jobs.

Starbucks #13 for Ollie!

Starbucks - Niles, IL

Starbucks once again.  There was a fairly high proportion of people here working on laptops (my owner included).  Not that many people, maybe about six, but four of them were on laptops.

Starbucks #12 for Ollie!

peek-a-boo

Starbucks - Machesney Park, IL

Annoying regular who talks with the baristas loudly when the baristas are trying to serve their current customers?  Check.  Person working in the corner on his/her (her in this case - teacher from what we could tell) laptop with files & papers spread out over four places & frequently taking a mix of business and personal calls?  Check.  Ollie and his owner sitting back and taking it all in, albeit occasionally being startled by the loudness and harshness of said regular's voice? Check.

Starbucks #11 for Ollie!

Starbucks - Deerfield

Well, that was interesting.  This is the first time I've ever seen myself online, and man, I didn't realize I looked like that!  Sheesh!

Hey, what's this I see?

It's me!

yuk

Starbucks #10 for Ollie!