Chicago is a great town. Where else can you get a gently used pair of shoes provided free of charge just when your dogs get barking from following poor directions? The Chicago shoe fairies will know and will provide.

Spirit of America, the car that set the land speed record back in the day. Very cool.

Tiny Chicago during the tiny night.

Or maybe you'd like to see another street, or a better view during daylight?

A room in the miniature castle at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. So tiny, so intricate.

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. A very cool place with such attractions as: a German U-boat, a full 727 airplane, a gigantic scale model railroad of Chicago and Seattle, baby chicks, a super intricate miniature castle/dollhouse, a mine, and lots of other cool things.

Can't help but expect little Jetson's space cars to be whizzing around this tower in downtown Chicago.

Actually last snow in spring of 2004 (which I consider the 2003 winter season still). Heavy marshmallowy coating that was gone within two days.