Art Institute of Chicago

We went to the Art Institute for a few hours, taking advantage of their 'Free February' program on Diane's day off. This is a picture of one of the courtyards next to the museum (NW side). The museum is huge and we saw just a portion of one wing in the hours we were there. This particular wing had marble and bronze sculpture, furniture, paintings and a couple of stained glass works by Tiffany's. Really nice exhibit.

Chicago Car Show 2.14.10

This is the puppet cart that shows up on the weekend at the corner of Randolf and Michigan. It seems to be a very popular stop for the local kids, and a great find for the visitors. The theatre sits on the back of a bicycle and goes all day.
Here's Diane's new car, the Jaguar XKR. It is beautiful.

Toyota's tailgating entry would have looked good if they had planned room to extend the tailgate to show the grill and flat screen (and whatever else) it held. I think I know where the last guy responsible for product defects was transfered.

Scion had what would make quite a tailgating car...
Sink on the right, frig on the left, grill with speakers and amps in the rear...

Fishing in Chicago 2.13.10

We left to go the the Green Market Farmer's Market (indoor, naturally) in Lincoln Park, a neighborhood area North of downtown, and ran across this combination. A 'No Swimming' sign with two guys fly fishing with a frozen snow covered pond. I don't think I'll be learning much about fishing while I'm here.