Michael Hinko Jr

 A delicious Cuban sandwich served on the patio of 90 Miles Cuban Cafe in Logan Square. One of the best Cuban sandwiches I've enjoyed. And so much fun to dine outside at the end of October in Chicago.

  Students standing at the end of the Memorial Union Pier prepare to jump into Lake Mendota. One student concluded this empirical research by exclaiming, "It's cold."

  A sandhill crane at Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin.

  A menacing shadow quietly approaches a tragically unaware shadow. This won't end well.