Holidaze: Daley Plaza

After work last night, I tarried in Daley Plaza for a few minutes. It's where the official Chicago Christmas tree stands, along with Christkindlmarket, the faux Bavarian village where one can buy glass ornaments, hats and scarves, sausages and beverages to warm the innards on a cold December evening.

This year's tree--donated, per the cost-saving measure of the past few years, by a suburban family--is nice and full, and the lights and ornaments enhance the fullness.

This life-sized nutcracker has been guarding one of the ornament houses year after year; his twin guards the other side of the doorway.

While wandering through one of the ornament houses, I found these. Not making this up--"Horny Christmasgirl." Seriously.

After leaving the ornament house, I found that it had started snowing lightly on the Plaza, adding to the festive holiday atmosphere.