The mighty near-north skyline

We wandered over to Buckingham Fountain. It was a beautiful day, and unseasonably cool.

Another shot of the fountain, in its full half-hourly plume

The obligatory picture-of-someone-taking-a-picture picture. In this case, "someone" is Kathleen.

An aside: the most deafening silence I have heard on the streets of Chicago boomed as this white minivan pulled through, bearing a simple request. No one dared touch their horn. You may need to click for the larger image to read the words on the van's back window.

I don't know when I'll get back to Chicago. There's a wedding coming up in November, but it would of course be nice to get back there before then. I love that town.