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Prairie Creek Oaks' photostream
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Bring on the Monarchs
Last season's milkweed pod, releasing seed for this year's crop.
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Uploaded on Feb 23, 2012
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Spring planting
An airborne milkweed seed, snagged on the flood plain: future food for the Monarchs?
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Uploaded on Feb 21, 2012
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Underneath the bridge
Vehicle bridge over Prairie Creek. Graffiti artists around here aren't very original...
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Uploaded on Feb 17, 2012
Footbridge over Prairie Creek
This footbridge over Prairie Creek was made from an old flatbed trailer.
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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012
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Moss green
A white oak along the bluff trail above Prairie Creek has a lovely moss blanket for her feet, just right for a frosty winter morning.
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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012
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Bubblegum and lollipops
Prairie Creek bridge
Misty morning at Prairie Creek. This footbridge made use of an old flatbed trailer.
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Uploaded on Feb 7, 2012
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Frosty morning
Couldn't resist a quick walk in the morning fog-with-hoarfrost.
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Uploaded on Feb 3, 2012
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Snug as a bug
Illinois Star, my octave mandolin, received a new case last week.
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Uploaded on Jan 31, 2012
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Vacancy
Mild winter or not... no takers for this empty nest. Finch, perhaps? Central Illinois
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Uploaded on Jan 30, 2012
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The queen, dressed for winter
Queen Anne's Lace on the prairie, showing off her winter robe. Daucus carota
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Uploaded on Jan 16, 2012
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Land Line
Telephone pole along a local road. Looks as though a woodpecker's been here, too.
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Uploaded on Jan 10, 2012
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Blind drive
Happy Holidays...
Reflections
Kind of liked the effect of the reflected amber lights on the ebony crèche from Kenya on a hand-crafted curly maple table.
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Uploaded on Dec 13, 2011
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But... but... but the road's gone!
This sign directs the way from Illinois Route 9 to Wildlife Prairie Park. Trouble is, 121 was...
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2011
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Her name is Janis
Her name is Janis, and she used to be alive. Then I turned into a teenager, and my little sisters...
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Uploaded on Nov 17, 2011
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