The archaeopteryx

While L was battling a hurricane in Florida on Wednesday, it was an absolutely beautiful day in Chicago.

Andy and I went to the Field Museum for a Founders Council talk on their newest fossil, the archaeopteryx.

We had time to walk around before the talk and saw this. It might be new. A little bloody for the Field.

Waiting for the talk to begin.

I got a sticker lol. It's the small things that amuse me.

The talk was interesting. It's nice they tell us about the exhibit we're going to see so we know what to look for.

And there it is, about the size of a crow. The scientists were super excited about it, of course.

Andy takes a close-up look. It was found in Germany. I'm not sure how it ended up in Chicago.

We went to look at the fossil before going to the reception. Big mistake. I grabbed a couple of caprese skewers and two chicken skewers from this table while Andy got us some wine. The arancini balls were already gone by the time we got there and soon after I grabbed the skewers, everything was gone. Bad planning, for sure.

We did get a decent amount of cheese but they ran out of desserts too. Really? Maybe they'll make up for it by having ample food at the upcoming holiday oarty.

On the way home we saw the Blue Cross building lit up with a ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

We swung by Pete's on the way home and bought a couple of hotdogs for a late dinner. It's two blocks from our house and I haven't been there in years. Still the same with higher prices, of course.