Dress for the Weather

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I wish I'd had my camera this morning. It was 43 degrees with no wind. Not exactly tropical but very pleasant for November in Chicago. Getting onto the train, I saw a woman with a heavy parka with fur-lined hood, long pants and warm boots (I couldn't tell if she was wearing long underwear). And then I saw a woman in the ticket line at Union Station who was wearing not much more than tattoos and a shawl. Go figure.

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