Fall Splendor: View From My Office

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Peeking out the window of my office this week was a treat with the brilliant reds and oranges from the trees in Grant Park and Millenium Park.  It was less than a month ago that I posted this same view that heralded in the beginning of Autumn.

You can see the other seasons that I've documented out this same view here from earlier this year starting with the gloomy early Spring with NFL DraftTown.

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