Animal abuse is rampant in Chicago, it seems.  Early Saturday morning I saw a woman walking her terrier, and the poor thing was wearing little rubber boots.  The dog, not the woman.  A short while later I saw a hansom cab and the horse was adorned with reindeer antlers.  I saw this same horse some time later, downtown, and was a ble to snap the above photos of the poor creature.

Saturday was the Festival of Lights parade along The Miracle Mile.  The staging area was just a few blocks from home.  Below is a shot of the final float, Santa himself, prior to his entry to the parade.