Author: Pepper
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Path to Sunshine
A great way to start the day is hiking along a tree-lined path to sunshine. This trail happens to be at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve in Valparaiso, Indiana. “I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than trees.” – Henry David Thoreau Cee’s Which Way Challenge: Any Type of Walk
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A World of Green
Surrounded by a world of green images from two of Chicago’s conservatories. Above is a succulent from the Desert Garden in Garfield Conservatory. Below is a large fan palm leaf captured at the Oak Park Conservatory. Lens-Artists Photography Challenge #265: Monochrome
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My One Regret
Traveling and experiencing new places is something that I have always enjoyed. My one regret is that my furthest adventure to Vienna, Austria for a total of 5,596 miles from my then home of Houston, Texas, also happened 10 years before I discovered the delight of photography. I simply did not understand what the hubbub…
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The Details Within
It’s almost impossible for me to walk past a flower without pausing to take a closer look at the details within. Hiking along the same paths will probably take me a lot shorter time in a couple of months or so when the flowers have all disappeared until spring. This flower within a flower was…
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Relieved and Unbelievably Delighted
I knew it was inevitable. Eventually I would have to do it. Do what, you ask. I’ve made the switch from my much-loved Nikon D850 to a Nikon mirrorless camera. I’ve gone from being doubtful and filled with questions to feeling relieved and unbelievably delighted. I had been keeping an observant eye on the mirrorless…
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The Hidden Cottage
As I was traipsed the trails at Hamstra Gardens, I glanced through the trees and what did I see? A hidden cottage on the edge of the water! Thinking that I would love to live there, wouldn’t you? Fandago’s One Word Challenge – Traipse
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Shades of Summer
Looking forward to the changing colors of fall but until then, I will enjoy the last of the yellow shades of summer. These pretty flowers happened to be at Foundation Meadows Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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Across a Crooked Bridge
Anyone up for venturing across a crooked bridge? I found this bridge quite by accident while exploring the Ritchie Nature Preserve in Chesterton, Indiana. It looks unstable, doesn’t it? I am always up for taking a chance and this time was no different. Yes, I made it across and back. Other than being rather narrow…
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Pretty in Pink
In the Garden – A pretty in pink hibiscus growing at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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A Perfect Pose
A tiger butterfly paused long enough in the garden at Gabis Arboretum for a perfect pose. Macro Monday
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A Bright Orange Sunrise
Got a super early start to the top of the Dune Ridge Trail to greet dawn’s first light. Was it worth it? Absolutely! Watching a bright orange sunrise slowly pop over the horizon made for a great start to a wonderful day. Indiana Dunes National Park‘s Dune Ridge Trail is about a mile long looped…
