Feathered Friends: In Costume

The male Wood Ducks at North Pond recently got their adult feathers. They have amazing colors and patterns. They look like they are in their Halloween Costumes.

More pictures of the Wood Duck are at my bird watching blog, here.

Spider House Rules

Lucky for the people in this house, their neighbors are equally enthusiastic about Halloween. Well, the rest of the people in the house; one resident clearly got VERY into their gardening.

Market Reflections

Most of the farmers' markets are ending this week. A few - Green City and Logan Square - move indoors for the winter. This is the Tuesday Federal Plaza Market, as reflected in the nearby Post Office.

Bubblegum Pink

The Wrigley Building is just one of several Chicago buildings that have special pink lighting to raise awareness that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Arachnophobia

Arachnophobics beware! It's Halloween Season and creepy, crawly ghoulish things abound.

Big Money

There is a coin dealer over on Clark Street. The outside of the building is adorned with large sculpted coins - a penny, a buffalo nickel, and others. They apparently have a large research library in the dealership to allow their customers to do research on their collections, potential purchases, and auctions.

Street Level

The "el" in Chicago isn't always elevated. Along this stretch of the Brown Line (previously known as the Ravenswood), it is at street level.