Tales from the Windy City, Part One

I've just returned from a lovely visit to Chicago. Stay tuned for many, many weird and wonderful pictures of my many, many weird and wonderful adventures. For now I leave you with random images I like from an alarmingly large new folder of jpegs on my external hard drive...

I feel welcome already:


This gets my vote for creepiest science museum exhibit:


Surprisingly interesting transformations happen to vines in autumn:


Thanks to the fact that I have the sense of humor of a ten year old boy, this makes me giggle:


Proof that I have no shame or sense of self-preservation:


There are better photos to come. I promise.